Recognised as Colour
#EA4E59
- #EA4E59
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EA4E59 is a red with RGB values 234, 78, 89 and HSL 356°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EA4E59#EA4E59
HEX#EA4E59
RGBrgb(234, 78, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.3059, 0.349
RGB percentages91.8%, 30.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(355.8, 78.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 66.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 62%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,355,481
CSS custom property--colour: #EA4E59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#15B1A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EEADF
Analogous#EA4EA7, #EA914E
Triadic#59EA4E, #4E59EA
Split complementary#4EEA91, #4EA7EA
Tetradic#A7EA4E, #4EEADF, #914EEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G78
B89
Red234 (91.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue355.77°
Saturation (HSL)78.79%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 4E · B 59
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