Recognised as Colour
#EA1711
- #EA1711
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EA1711 is a red with RGB values 234, 23, 17 and HSL 2°, 86%, 49%. 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
#EA1711#EA1711
HEX#EA1711
RGBrgb(234, 23, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.0902, 0.0667
RGB percentages91.8%, 9%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(1.7, 86.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 92.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 90.2%, 92.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,341,329
CSS custom property--colour: #EA1711;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#15E8EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11E4EA
Analogous#EA1177, #EA8411
Triadic#11EA17, #1711EA
Split complementary#11EA84, #1178EA
Tetradic#77EA11, #11E4EA, #8311EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G23
B17
Red234 (91.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue1.66°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 17 · B 11
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