Recognised as Colour

#EA2559

#EA2559
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EA2559 is a red with RGB values 234, 37, 89 and HSL 344°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#EA2559

RGBrgb(234, 37, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1451, 0.349

RGB percentages91.8%, 14.5%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(344.2, 82.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 84.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.2%, 62%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,344,985

CSS custom property--colour: #EA2559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#15DAA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636159no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#948854no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.5 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 28.2 Brown · ΔE 28.3 Deep pink · ΔE 30.4 Tomato · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25EAB6

Analogous#EA25BC, #EA5425

Triadic#59EA25, #2559EA

Split complementary#25EA54, #25BBEA

Tetradic#BBEA25, #25EAB6, #5325EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCDFE7

Lighter +30%#F7B1C3

Lighter +20%#F382A0

Lighter +10%#EE547C

Darker −10%#C91343

Darker −20%#9A0F34

Darker −30%#6C0A24

Darker −40%#3D0614

More saturated +25%#FF104F

Less saturated −25%#CC4367

Channel breakdown

R234

G37

B89

Red234 (91.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue344.16°

Saturation (HSL)82.43%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 25 · B 59

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