Colour

#EA0042

#EA0042
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EA0042 is a red with RGB values 234, 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

#EA0042#EA0042

HEX#EA0042

RGBrgb(234, 0, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0, 0.2588

RGB percentages91.8%, 0%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(343.1, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 71.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,335,490

CSS custom property--colour: #EA0042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#15FFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5942no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#93853Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 5.9 Firebrick · ΔE 23.2 Tomato · ΔE 26 Brown · ΔE 29.3 Indian red · ΔE 33.8 Dark red · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EAA8

Analogous#EA00B7, #EA3300

Triadic#42EA00, #0042EA

Split complementary#00EA33, #00B7EA

Tetradic#B7EA00, #00EAA8, #3300EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB7CB

Lighter +30%#FF84A7

Lighter +20%#FF5182

Lighter +10%#FF1E5D

Darker −10%#B70034

Darker −20%#840025

Darker −30%#510017

Darker −40%#1E0008

More saturated +25%#EA0042

Less saturated −25%#CD1D4F

Channel breakdown

R234

B66

Red234 (91.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue343.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 00 · B 42

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