Recognised as Colour
#EA2622
- #EA2622
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EA2622 is a red with RGB values 234, 38, 34 and HSL 1°, 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 Red.
Colour values
#EA2622#EA2622
HEX#EA2622
RGBrgb(234, 38, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.149, 0.1333
RGB percentages91.8%, 14.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(1.2, 82.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 85.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 83.8%, 85.5%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,345,186
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2622;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#15D9DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22E6EA
Analogous#EA2282, #EA8A22
Triadic#22EA26, #2622EA
Split complementary#22EA8A, #2282EA
Tetradic#82EA22, #22E6EA, #8A22EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G38
B34
Red234 (91.8%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue1.2°
Saturation (HSL)82.64%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 26 · B 22
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