Recognised as Colour

#EF0356

#EF0356
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF0356 is a red with RGB values 239, 3, 86 and HSL 339°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EF0356#EF0356

HEX#EF0356

RGBrgb(239, 3, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.0118, 0.3373

RGB percentages93.7%, 1.2%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(338.9, 97.5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 98.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 98.7%, 64%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,663,958

CSS custom property--colour: #EF0356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#10FCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5D57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#948850no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.2 Brown · ΔE 32.2 Tomato · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#03EF9C

Analogous#EF03CC, #EF2603

Triadic#56EF03, #0356EF

Split complementary#03EF26, #03CCEF

Tetradic#CCEF03, #03EF9C, #2603EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEC0D6

Lighter +30%#FE8DB5

Lighter +20%#FD5B94

Lighter +10%#FC2973

Darker −10%#BD0244

Darker −20%#8A0232

Darker −30%#580120

Darker −40%#26000E

More saturated +25%#F20055

Less saturated −25%#D1215F

Channel breakdown

R239

B86

Red239 (93.7%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue338.9°

Saturation (HSL)97.52%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 03 · B 56

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