Recognised as Colour

#E9464A

#E9464A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E9464A is a red with RGB values 233, 70, 74 and HSL 359°, 79%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E9464A

RGBrgb(233, 70, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.2745, 0.2902

RGB percentages91.4%, 27.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(358.5, 78.7%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 70%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 68.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,287,882

CSS custom property--colour: #E9464A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#16B9B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8F45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Tomato · ΔE 15 Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Brown · ΔE 21.4 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#46E9E5

Analogous#E9469B, #E99346

Triadic#4AE946, #464AE9

Split complementary#46E994, #469BE9

Tetradic#9CE946, #46E9E5, #9446E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFCFC

Lighter +30%#F9CFD0

Lighter +20%#F4A1A3

Lighter +10%#EE7477

Darker −10%#E11B20

Darker −20%#B41519

Darker −30%#861013

Darker −40%#580B0C

More saturated +25%#FF3035

Less saturated −25%#CF6063

Channel breakdown

R233

G70

B74

Red233 (91.4%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue358.53°

Saturation (HSL)78.74%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 46 · B 4A

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