Recognised as Colour
#EB4E4E
- #EB4E4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EB4E4E is a red with RGB values 235, 78, 78 and HSL 0°, 80%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EB4E4E#EB4E4E
HEX#EB4E4E
RGBrgb(235, 78, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.3059, 0.3059
RGB percentages92.2%, 30.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(0, 79.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 66.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 66.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,421,006
CSS custom property--colour: #EB4E4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#14B1B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EEBEB
Analogous#EB4E9D, #EB9D4E
Triadic#4EEB4E, #4E4EEB
Split complementary#4EEB9D, #4E9DEB
Tetradic#9DEB4E, #4EEBEB, #9D4EEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G78
B78
Red235 (92.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)79.7%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 4E · B 4E
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