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Recognised as Colour

#E85D49

  • #E85D49
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tomato

#E85D49 is a red with RGB values 232, 93, 73 and HSL 8°, 78%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E85D49#E85D49
HEX#E85D49
RGBrgb(232, 93, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3647, 0.2863
RGB percentages91%, 36.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(7.5, 77.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 68.5%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 68.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,228,233
CSS custom property--colour: #E85D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#17A2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#827746no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#FE3E59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#49D4E8
Analogous#E84985, #E8AD49
Triadic#49E85D, #5D49E8
Split complementary#49E8AC, #4985E8
Tetradic#84E849, #49D4E8, #AD49E8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F9D6D1
Lighter +20%#F3AEA4
Lighter +10%#EE8576
Darker −10%#E2351C
Darker −20%#B42B17
Darker −30%#872011
Darker −40%#5A150B
More saturated +25%#FF4C32
Less saturated −25%#CE7063

Channel breakdown

R232
G93
B73
Red232 (91%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue7.55°
Saturation (HSL)77.56%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 5D · B 49

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