Recognised as Colour
#EB1101
- #EB1101
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EB1101 is a red with RGB values 235, 17, 1 and HSL 4°, 99%, 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 Red.
Colour values
#EB1101#EB1101
HEX#EB1101
RGBrgb(235, 17, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.0667, 0.0039
RGB percentages92.2%, 6.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(4.1, 99.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.1, 99.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 92.8%, 99.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,405,313
CSS custom property--colour: #EB1101;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18065WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#14EEFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG 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#01DBEB
Analogous#EB0166, #EB8601
Triadic#01EB11, #1101EB
Split complementary#01EB86, #0166EB
Tetradic#66EB01, #01DBEB, #8601EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G17
B1
Red235 (92.2%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue4.1°
Saturation (HSL)99.15%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 11 · B 01
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