Recognised as Colour

#EB2819

#EB2819
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EB2819 is a red with RGB values 235, 40, 25 and HSL 4°, 84%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EB2819#EB2819

HEX#EB2819

RGBrgb(235, 40, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.1569, 0.098

RGB percentages92.2%, 15.7%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(4.3, 84%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 89.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 83%, 89.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,411,225

CSS custom property--colour: #EB2819;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#14D7E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5E12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8802no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 14.3 Red · ΔE 14.6 Tomato · ΔE 19.6 Crimson · ΔE 23.3 Firebrick · ΔE 26.6 Coral · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#19DCEB

Analogous#EB1973, #EB9119

Triadic#19EB28, #2819EB

Split complementary#19EB91, #1973EB

Tetradic#73EB19, #19DCEB, #9119EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBD7D5

Lighter +30%#F7ACA6

Lighter +20%#F38077

Lighter +10%#EF5448

Darker −10%#C01D11

Darker −20%#91160D

Darker −30%#620F09

Darker −40%#340804

More saturated +25%#FF1705

Less saturated −25%#CC4338

Channel breakdown

R235

G40

B25

Red235 (92.2%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue4.29°

Saturation (HSL)84%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 28 · B 19

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