Recognised as Colour
#EB374E
- #EB374E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EB374E is a red with RGB values 235, 55, 78 and HSL 352°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EB374E#EB374E
HEX#EB374E
RGBrgb(235, 55, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.2157, 0.3059
RGB percentages92.2%, 21.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(352.3, 81.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 76.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.6%, 66.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,415,118
CSS custom property--colour: #EB374E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#14C8B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37EBD4
Analogous#EB37A8, #EB7A37
Triadic#4EEB37, #374EEB
Split complementary#37EB7A, #37A8EB
Tetradic#A8EB37, #37EBD4, #7A37EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G55
B78
Red235 (92.2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue352.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 37 · B 4E
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