Colour

#EB0036

#EB0036
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EB0036 is a red with RGB values 235, 0, 54 and HSL 346°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EB0036#EB0036

HEX#EB0036

RGBrgb(235, 0, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0, 0.2118

RGB percentages92.2%, 0%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(346.2, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 77%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,401,014

CSS custom property--colour: #EB0036;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#14FFC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615935no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#94852Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.1 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Tomato · ΔE 23.1 Red · ΔE 27.1 Orange red · ΔE 30.6 Brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EBB5

Analogous#EB00AB, #EB4000

Triadic#36EB00, #0036EB

Split complementary#00EB40, #00ABEB

Tetradic#ABEB00, #00EBB5, #4000EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB8C8

Lighter +30%#FF85A1

Lighter +20%#FF527A

Lighter +10%#FF1F52

Darker −10%#B8002A

Darker −20%#85001F

Darker −30%#520013

Darker −40%#1F0007

More saturated +25%#EB0036

Less saturated −25%#CE1D46

Channel breakdown

R235

B54

Red235 (92.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue346.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 00 · B 36

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