Recognised as Colour
#E90042
- #E90042
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E90042 is a red with RGB values 233, 0, 66 and HSL 343°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E90042#E90042
HEX#E90042
RGBrgb(233, 0, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0, 0.2588
RGB percentages91.4%, 0%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(343, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 71.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,269,954
CSS custom property--colour: #E90042;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#16FFBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00E9A7
Analogous#E900B7, #E93300
Triadic#42E900, #0042E9
Split complementary#00E933, #00B7E9
Tetradic#B6E900, #00E9A7, #3200E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G0
B66
Red233 (91.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue343°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 00 · B 42
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