Colour
#E85945
- #E85945
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E85945 is a red with RGB values 232, 89, 69 and HSL 7°, 78%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E85945#E85945
HEX#E85945
RGBrgb(232, 89, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.349, 0.2706
RGB percentages91%, 34.9%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(7.4, 78%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 70.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 70.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,227,205
CSS custom property--colour: #E85945;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#17A6BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45D4E8
Analogous#E84583, #E8AA45
Triadic#45E859, #5945E8
Split complementary#45E8AA, #4583E8
Tetradic#83E845, #45D4E8, #AB45E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G89
B69
Red232 (91%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue7.36°
Saturation (HSL)77.99%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 59 · B 45
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