Recognised as Colour

#EA0505

#EA0505
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EA0505 is a red with RGB values 234, 5, 5 and HSL 0°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EA0505#EA0505

HEX#EA0505

RGBrgb(234, 5, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0196, 0.0196

RGB percentages91.8%, 2%, 2%

HSLhsl(0, 95.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 97.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 97.9%, 97.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,336,709

CSS custom property--colour: #EA0505;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128 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#363636

Inverted#15FAFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#968400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

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

Red · ΔE 8.8 Orange red · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 26.2 Crimson · ΔE 28.3 Firebrick · ΔE 32 Coral · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05EAEA

Analogous#EA0577, #EA7705

Triadic#05EA05, #0505EA

Split complementary#05EA77, #0577EA

Tetradic#77EA05, #05EAEA, #7705EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEBDBD

Lighter +30%#FD8B8B

Lighter +20%#FB5A5A

Lighter +10%#FA2828

Darker −10%#B80404

Darker −20%#860303

Darker −30%#540202

Darker −40%#220101

More saturated +25%#EF0000

Less saturated −25%#CC2323

Channel breakdown

R234

Red234 (91.8%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)95.82%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 05 · B 05

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