Recognised as Colour

#E8434A

#E8434A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E8434A is a red with RGB values 232, 67, 74 and HSL 357°, 78%, 59%. 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

#E8434A#E8434A

HEX#E8434A

RGBrgb(232, 67, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.2627, 0.2902

RGB percentages91%, 26.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(357.5, 78.2%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 71.1%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 71.1%, 68.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,221,578

CSS custom property--colour: #E8434A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#17BCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8D45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0047no 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 text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.2 Tomato · ΔE 16.1 Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Brown · ΔE 21.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Salmon · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43E8E1

Analogous#E8439C, #E88E43

Triadic#4AE843, #434AE8

Split complementary#43E88F, #439CE8

Tetradic#9DE843, #43E8E1, #8F43E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF9F9

Lighter +30%#F9CBCD

Lighter +20%#F39EA1

Lighter +10%#EE7076

Darker −10%#DD1B23

Darker −20%#B0151C

Darker −30%#821015

Darker −40%#550A0E

More saturated +25%#FF2C35

Less saturated −25%#CE5D62

Channel breakdown

R232

G67

B74

Red232 (91%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue357.45°

Saturation (HSL)78.2%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 43 · B 4A

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