Recognised as Colour
#EA3E2C
- #EA3E2C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EA3E2C is a red with RGB values 234, 62, 44 and HSL 6°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EA3E2C#EA3E2C
HEX#EA3E2C
RGBrgb(234, 62, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.2431, 0.1725
RGB percentages91.8%, 24.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(5.7, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 81.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,351,340
CSS custom property--colour: #EA3E2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#15C1D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CD8EA
Analogous#EA2C79, #EA9D2C
Triadic#2CEA3E, #3E2CEA
Split complementary#2CEA9D, #2C79EA
Tetradic#79EA2C, #2CD8EA, #9D2CEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G62
B44
Red234 (91.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue5.68°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 3E · B 2C
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