Recognised as Colour
#EA1559
- #EA1559
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA1559 is a red with RGB values 234, 21, 89 and HSL 341°, 84%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EA1559#EA1559
HEX#EA1559
RGBrgb(234, 21, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0824, 0.349
RGB percentages91.8%, 8.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(340.8, 83.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 91%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 91%, 62%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,340,889
CSS custom property--colour: #EA1559;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#15EAA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15EAA6
Analogous#EA15C4, #EA3C15
Triadic#59EA15, #1559EA
Split complementary#15EA3C, #15C4EA
Tetradic#C3EA15, #15EAA6, #3B15EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G21
B89
Red234 (91.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue340.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.53%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 15 · B 59
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