Recognised as Colour

#EA2438

#EA2438
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EA2438 is a red with RGB values 234, 36, 56 and HSL 354°, 83%, 53%. 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

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HEX#EA2438

RGBrgb(234, 36, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1412, 0.2196

RGB percentages91.8%, 14.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(353.9, 82.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 84.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 76.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,344,696

CSS custom property--colour: #EA2438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#15DBC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#978730no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.2 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Firebrick · ΔE 19.8 Brown · ΔE 27.6 Red · ΔE 27.8 Orange red · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24EAD6

Analogous#EA249B, #EA7324

Triadic#38EA24, #2438EA

Split complementary#24EA73, #249BEA

Tetradic#9BEA24, #24EAD6, #7324EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCDEE1

Lighter +30%#F7B0B7

Lighter +20%#F3818D

Lighter +10%#EE5362

Darker −10%#C81325

Darker −20%#990F1D

Darker −30%#6B0A14

Darker −40%#3C060B

More saturated +25%#FF0F27

Less saturated −25%#CC4250

Channel breakdown

R234

G36

B56

Red234 (91.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue353.94°

Saturation (HSL)82.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 24 · B 38

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