Recognised as Colour

#EA5257

#EA5257
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EA5257 is a red with RGB values 234, 82, 87 and HSL 358°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#EA5257

RGBrgb(234, 82, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.3216, 0.3412

RGB percentages91.8%, 32.2%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(358, 78.4%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 65%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 65%, 62.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,356,503

CSS custom property--colour: #EA5257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#15ADA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7356no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 16.2 Salmon · ΔE 17.5 Tomato · ΔE 17.7 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Brown · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#52EAE5

Analogous#EA52A3, #EA9952

Triadic#57EA52, #5257EA

Split complementary#52EA99, #52A3EA

Tetradic#A3EA52, #52EAE5, #9952EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBDADB

Lighter +20%#F5ADAF

Lighter +10%#F07F83

Darker −10%#E4252B

Darker −20%#BF171D

Darker −30%#911216

Darker −40%#640C0F

More saturated +25%#FF3D43

Less saturated −25%#D26A6E

Channel breakdown

R234

G82

B87

Red234 (91.8%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue358.03°

Saturation (HSL)78.35%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 52 · B 57

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