Recognised as Colour
#EA2D29
- #EA2D29
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EA2D29 is a red with RGB values 234, 45, 41 and HSL 1°, 82%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EA2D29#EA2D29
HEX#EA2D29
RGBrgb(234, 45, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1765, 0.1608
RGB percentages91.8%, 17.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(1.2, 82.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 82.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 80.8%, 82.5%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,346,985
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2D29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 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#555555
Inverted#15D2D6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E6EA
Analogous#EA2985, #EA8E29
Triadic#29EA2D, #2D29EA
Split complementary#29EA8E, #2985EA
Tetradic#85EA29, #29E6EA, #8E29EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G45
B41
Red234 (91.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue1.24°
Saturation (HSL)82.13%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 2D · B 29
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