Recognised as Colour
#EB1519
- #EB1519
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EB1519 is a red with RGB values 235, 21, 25 and HSL 359°, 84%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EB1519#EB1519
HEX#EB1519
RGBrgb(235, 21, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.0824, 0.098
RGB percentages92.2%, 8.2%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(358.9, 84.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 91.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 91.1%, 89.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,406,361
CSS custom property--colour: #EB1519;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18269WCAG 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 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#14EAE6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15EBE7
Analogous#EB1584, #EB7C15
Triadic#19EB15, #1519EB
Split complementary#15EB7C, #1584EB
Tetradic#84EB15, #15EBE7, #7C15EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G21
B25
Red235 (92.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue358.88°
Saturation (HSL)84.25%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 15 · B 19
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