Recognised as Colour
#E90235
- #E90235
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E90235 is a red with RGB values 233, 2, 53 and HSL 347°, 98%, 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
#E90235#E90235
HEX#E90235
RGBrgb(233, 2, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.0078, 0.2078
RGB percentages91.4%, 0.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(346.8, 98.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 99.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 77.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,270,453
CSS custom property--colour: #E90235;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#16FDCA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02E9B6
Analogous#E902A9, #E94202
Triadic#35E902, #0235E9
Split complementary#02E942, #02A9E9
Tetradic#A9E902, #02E9B6, #4202E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G2
B53
Red233 (91.4%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue346.75°
Saturation (HSL)98.3%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 02 · B 35
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