Recognised as Colour
#EA2F38
- #EA2F38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA2F38 is a red with RGB values 234, 47, 56 and HSL 357°, 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
#EA2F38#EA2F38
HEX#EA2F38
RGBrgb(234, 47, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1843, 0.2196
RGB percentages91.8%, 18.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(357.1, 81.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 79.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 79.9%, 76.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,347,512
CSS custom property--colour: #EA2F38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#15D0C7
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 text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FEAE1
Analogous#EA2F95, #EA842F
Triadic#38EA2F, #2F38EA
Split complementary#2FEA84, #2F95EA
Tetradic#95EA2F, #2FEAE1, #842FEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G47
B56
Red234 (91.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue357.11°
Saturation (HSL)81.66%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 2F · B 38
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