Recognised as Colour
#E95342
- #E95342
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E95342 is a red with RGB values 233, 83, 66 and HSL 6°, 79%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E95342#E95342
HEX#E95342
RGBrgb(233, 83, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3255, 0.2588
RGB percentages91.4%, 32.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(6.1, 79.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 71.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 64.4%, 71.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,291,202
CSS custom property--colour: #E95342;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#16ACBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42D8E9
Analogous#E94285, #E9A642
Triadic#42E953, #5342E9
Split complementary#42E9A6, #4285E9
Tetradic#85E942, #42D8E9, #A642E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G83
B66
Red233 (91.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue6.11°
Saturation (HSL)79.15%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 53 · B 42
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