Recognised as Colour
#EB0237
- #EB0237
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EB0237 is a red with RGB values 235, 2, 55 and HSL 346°, 98%, 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
#EB0237#EB0237
HEX#EB0237
RGBrgb(235, 2, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.0078, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.2%, 0.8%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(346.4, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 99.1%, 76.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,401,527
CSS custom property--colour: #EB0237;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17981WCAG 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 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#14FDC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02EBB6
Analogous#EB02AC, #EB4102
Triadic#37EB02, #0237EB
Split complementary#02EB42, #02ABEB
Tetradic#ACEB02, #02EBB6, #4102EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G2
B55
Red235 (92.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue346.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 02 · B 37
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