Colour

#E84255

#E84255
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E84255 is a red with RGB values 232, 66, 85 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

#E84255#E84255

HEX#E84255

RGBrgb(232, 66, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.2588, 0.3333

RGB percentages91%, 25.9%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(353.1, 78.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 71.6%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 71.6%, 63.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,221,333

CSS custom property--colour: #E84255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21708WCAG 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#17BDAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706A55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8D50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FE034Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

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

Crimson · ΔE 11.3 Firebrick · ΔE 19.6 Indian red · ΔE 20 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Salmon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42E8D5

Analogous#E842A8, #E88242

Triadic#55E842, #4255E8

Split complementary#42E882, #42A8E8

Tetradic#A8E842, #42E8D5, #8242E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF8F9

Lighter +30%#F9CAD0

Lighter +20%#F39DA7

Lighter +10%#EE6F7E

Darker −10%#DC1B31

Darker −20%#AF1527

Darker −30%#81101D

Darker −40%#540A13

More saturated +25%#FF2B43

Less saturated −25%#CE5D69

Channel breakdown

R232

G66

B85

Red232 (91%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue353.13°

Saturation (HSL)78.3%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 42 · B 55

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