Recognised as Colour
#EB0040
- #EB0040
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EB0040 is a red with RGB values 235, 0, 64 and HSL 344°, 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
#EB0040#EB0040
HEX#EB0040
RGBrgb(235, 0, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0, 0.251
RGB percentages92.2%, 0%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(343.7, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.7, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 72.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,401,024
CSS custom property--colour: #EB0040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#14FFBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00EBAB
Analogous#EB00B5, #EB3600
Triadic#40EB00, #0040EB
Split complementary#00EB36, #00B5EB
Tetradic#B5EB00, #00EBAB, #3600EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G0
B64
Red235 (92.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue343.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 00 · B 40
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