Recognised as Colour

#EB2A45

#EB2A45
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EB2A45 is a red with RGB values 235, 42, 69 and HSL 352°, 83%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#EB2A45

RGBrgb(235, 42, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.1647, 0.2706

RGB percentages92.2%, 16.5%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(351.6, 82.8%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 82.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 82.1%, 70.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,411,781

CSS custom property--colour: #EB2A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#14D5BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686144no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#97893Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.6 Firebrick · ΔE 19.9 Tomato · ΔE 20.9 Brown · ΔE 25.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.1 Salmon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AEBD0

Analogous#EB2AA5, #EB6F2A

Triadic#45EB2A, #2A45EB

Split complementary#2AEB6F, #2AA5EB

Tetradic#A6EB2A, #2AEBD0, #702AEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE4E8

Lighter +30%#F8B6BF

Lighter +20%#F48796

Lighter +10%#EF596E

Darker −10%#CF132E

Darker −20%#A00F23

Darker −30%#710B19

Darker −40%#43060F

More saturated +25%#FF1637

Less saturated −25%#CE475A

Channel breakdown

R235

G42

B69

Red235 (92.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue351.61°

Saturation (HSL)82.83%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 2A · B 45

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