Colour

#EB3C38

#EB3C38
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#EB3C38 is a red with RGB values 235, 60, 56 and HSL 1°, 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 Tomato.

Colour values

#EB3C38#EB3C38

HEX#EB3C38

RGBrgb(235, 60, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.2353, 0.2196

RGB percentages92.2%, 23.5%, 22%

HSLhsl(1.3, 81.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 76.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 74.5%, 76.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,416,376

CSS custom property--colour: #EB3C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21179WCAG 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 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#14C3C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716735no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8D31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.3 Crimson · ΔE 12.8 Firebrick · ΔE 18.1 Coral · ΔE 25.1 Brown · ΔE 25.9 Orange red · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38E7EB

Analogous#EB388E, #EB9538

Triadic#38EB3C, #3C38EB

Split complementary#38EB95, #388EEB

Tetradic#8EEB38, #38E7EB, #9538EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF2F1

Lighter +30%#F9C4C3

Lighter +20%#F49795

Lighter +10%#F06966

Darker −10%#DA1A16

Darker −20%#AC1511

Darker −30%#7D0F0D

Darker −40%#4F0A08

More saturated +25%#FF2924

Less saturated −25%#D05653

Channel breakdown

R235

G60

B56

Red235 (92.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue1.34°

Saturation (HSL)81.74%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 3C · B 38

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