Recognised as Colour
#EA2C49
- #EA2C49
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA2C49 is a red with RGB values 234, 44, 73 and HSL 351°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EA2C49#EA2C49
HEX#EA2C49
RGBrgb(234, 44, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1725, 0.2863
RGB percentages91.8%, 17.3%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(350.8, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 81.2%, 68.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,346,761
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2C49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#15D3B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CEACD
Analogous#EA2CA8, #EA6E2C
Triadic#49EA2C, #2C49EA
Split complementary#2CEA6E, #2CA8EA
Tetradic#A8EA2C, #2CEACD, #6E2CEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G44
B73
Red234 (91.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue350.84°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 2C · B 49
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