Recognised as Colour
#E9404B
- #E9404B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E9404B is a red with RGB values 233, 64, 75 and HSL 356°, 79%, 58%. 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
#E9404B#E9404B
HEX#E9404B
RGBrgb(233, 64, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.251, 0.2941
RGB percentages91.4%, 25.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(356.1, 79.3%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 72.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 72.5%, 67.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,286,347
CSS custom property--colour: #E9404B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#16BFB4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40E9DE
Analogous#E940A0, #E98A40
Triadic#4BE940, #404BE9
Split complementary#40E989, #40A0E9
Tetradic#9FE940, #40E9DE, #8940E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G64
B75
Red233 (91.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue356.09°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 40 · B 4B
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