Recognised as Colour
#EB0437
- #EB0437
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EB0437 is a red with RGB values 235, 4, 55 and HSL 347°, 97%, 47%. 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
#EB0437#EB0437
HEX#EB0437
RGBrgb(235, 4, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.0157, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.2%, 1.6%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(346.8, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 76.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,402,039
CSS custom property--colour: #EB0437;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#14FBC8
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 text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04EBB8
Analogous#EB04AB, #EB4404
Triadic#37EB04, #0437EB
Split complementary#04EB44, #04ABEB
Tetradic#ABEB04, #04EBB8, #4404EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G4
B55
Red235 (92.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue346.75°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 04 · B 37
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