Colour

#EB0028

#EB0028
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EB0028 is a red with RGB values 235, 0, 40 and HSL 350°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EB0028#EB0028

HEX#EB0028

RGBrgb(235, 0, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0, 0.1569

RGB percentages92.2%, 0%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(349.8, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 83%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,401,000

CSS custom property--colour: #EB0028;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#14FFD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625826no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#95851Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.6 Red · ΔE 19.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.2 Orange red · ΔE 23.7 Firebrick · ΔE 24.7 Dark red · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EBC3

Analogous#EB009E, #EB4D00

Triadic#28EB00, #0028EB

Split complementary#00EB4D, #009EEB

Tetradic#9EEB00, #00EBC3, #4D00EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB8C4

Lighter +30%#FF859A

Lighter +20%#FF526F

Lighter +10%#FF1F45

Darker −10%#B8001F

Darker −20%#850017

Darker −30%#52000E

Darker −40%#1F0005

More saturated +25%#EB0028

Less saturated −25%#CE1D3B

Channel breakdown

R235

B40

Red235 (92.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue349.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 00 · B 28

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