Recognised as Colour
#EB401D
- #EB401D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EB401D is a red with RGB values 235, 64, 29 and HSL 10°, 84%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EB401D#EB401D
HEX#EB401D
RGBrgb(235, 64, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.251, 0.1137
RGB percentages92.2%, 25.1%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(10.2, 83.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 87.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 87.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,417,373
CSS custom property--colour: #EB401D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#14BFE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1DC8EB
Analogous#EB1D61, #EBA71D
Triadic#1DEB40, #401DEB
Split complementary#1DEBA7, #1D61EB
Tetradic#61EB1D, #1DC8EB, #A71DEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G64
B29
Red235 (92.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue10.19°
Saturation (HSL)83.74%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 40 · B 1D
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