Recognised as Colour
#EA3249
- #EA3249
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA3249 is a red with RGB values 234, 50, 73 and HSL 353°, 81%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EA3249#EA3249
HEX#EA3249
RGBrgb(234, 50, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1961, 0.2863
RGB percentages91.8%, 19.6%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(352.5, 81.4%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 78.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 78.6%, 68.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,348,297
CSS custom property--colour: #EA3249;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#15CDB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32EAD3
Analogous#EA32A5, #EA7732
Triadic#49EA32, #3249EA
Split complementary#32EA77, #32A5EA
Tetradic#A5EA32, #32EAD3, #7732EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G50
B73
Red234 (91.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)81.42%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 32 · B 49
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