Recognised as Colour

#EB555A

#EB555A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EB555A is a red with RGB values 235, 85, 90 and HSL 358°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EB555A#EB555A

HEX#EB555A

RGBrgb(235, 85, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.3333, 0.3529

RGB percentages92.2%, 33.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(358, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 63.8%, 61.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,422,810

CSS custom property--colour: #EB555A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#14AAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7559no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Salmon · ΔE 16.5 Crimson · ΔE 16.9 Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Firebrick · ΔE 20 Light coral · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55EBE6

Analogous#EB55A5, #EB9B55

Triadic#5AEB55, #555AEB

Split complementary#55EB9B, #55A5EB

Tetradic#A5EB55, #55EBE6, #9B55EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBDEDF

Lighter +20%#F6B0B3

Lighter +10%#F08386

Darker −10%#E6272E

Darker −20%#C3171D

Darker −30%#951216

Darker −40%#680C0F

More saturated +25%#FF4147

Less saturated −25%#D36D70

Channel breakdown

R235

G85

B90

Red235 (92.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue358°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 55 · B 5A

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Colour values

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