Recognised as Colour
#E84254
- #E84254
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E84254 is a red with RGB values 232, 66, 84 and HSL 353°, 78%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E84254#E84254
HEX#E84254
RGBrgb(232, 66, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.2588, 0.3294
RGB percentages91%, 25.9%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(353.5, 78.3%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 71.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 71.6%, 63.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,221,332
CSS custom property--colour: #E84254;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#17BDAB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42E8D6
Analogous#E842A7, #E88342
Triadic#54E842, #4254E8
Split complementary#42E883, #42A7E8
Tetradic#A7E842, #42E8D6, #8342E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G66
B84
Red232 (91%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue353.49°
Saturation (HSL)78.3%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 42 · B 54
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