Recognised as Colour

#EA120C

#EA120C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EA120C is a red with RGB values 234, 18, 12 and HSL 2°, 90%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EA120C#EA120C

HEX#EA120C

RGBrgb(234, 18, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0706, 0.0471

RGB percentages91.8%, 7.1%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(1.6, 90.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 94.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 92.3%, 94.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,340,044

CSS custom property--colour: #EA120C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#15EDF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655901no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#968500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Red · ΔE 10.4 Orange red · ΔE 13.5 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 26.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.3 Coral · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CE4EA

Analogous#EA0C75, #EA810C

Triadic#0CEA12, #120CEA

Split complementary#0CEA81, #0C75EA

Tetradic#75EA0C, #0CE4EA, #810CEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCC7C6

Lighter +30%#FA9895

Lighter +20%#F76965

Lighter +10%#F53A34

Darker −10%#B90E0A

Darker −20%#890B07

Darker −30%#580705

Darker −40%#280302

More saturated +25%#F60700

Less saturated −25%#CB2F2B

Channel breakdown

R234

G18

B12

Red234 (91.8%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue1.62°

Saturation (HSL)90.24%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 12 · B 0C

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