Recognised as Colour
#EA2C4E
- #EA2C4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA2C4E is a red with RGB values 234, 44, 78 and HSL 349°, 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
#EA2C4E#EA2C4E
HEX#EA2C4E
RGBrgb(234, 44, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1725, 0.3059
RGB percentages91.8%, 17.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(349.3, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 81.2%, 66.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,346,766
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2C4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#15D3B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CEAC8
Analogous#EA2CAD, #EA692C
Triadic#4EEA2C, #2C4EEA
Split complementary#2CEA69, #2CADEA
Tetradic#ADEA2C, #2CEAC8, #692CEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G44
B78
Red234 (91.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue349.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 2C · B 4E
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