Colour
#EA4427
- #EA4427
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EA4427 is a red with RGB values 234, 68, 39 and HSL 9°, 82%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EA4427#EA4427
HEX#EA4427
RGBrgb(234, 68, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.2667, 0.1529
RGB percentages91.8%, 26.7%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(8.9, 82.3%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 83.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 83.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,352,871
CSS custom property--colour: #EA4427;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#15BBD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27CDEA
Analogous#EA276C, #EAA527
Triadic#27EA44, #4427EA
Split complementary#27EAA5, #276CEA
Tetradic#6CEA27, #27CDEA, #A527EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G68
B39
Red234 (91.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue8.92°
Saturation (HSL)82.28%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 44 · B 27
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