Recognised as Colour
#EA153A
- #EA153A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA153A is a red with RGB values 234, 21, 58 and HSL 350°, 84%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EA153A#EA153A
HEX#EA153A
RGBrgb(234, 21, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0824, 0.2275
RGB percentages91.8%, 8.2%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(349.6, 83.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 91%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 91%, 75.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,340,858
CSS custom property--colour: #EA153A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#15EAC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15EAC5
Analogous#EA15A4, #EA5B15
Triadic#3AEA15, #153AEA
Split complementary#15EA5B, #15A4EA
Tetradic#A4EA15, #15EAC5, #5B15EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G21
B58
Red234 (91.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue349.58°
Saturation (HSL)83.53%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 15 · B 3A
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