Colour

#EF112E

#EF112E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF112E is a red with RGB values 239, 17, 46 and HSL 352°, 87%, 50%. 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

#EF112E#EF112E

HEX#EF112E

RGBrgb(239, 17, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.0667, 0.1804

RGB percentages93.7%, 6.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(352.2, 87.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 92.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 80.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,667,502

CSS custom property--colour: #EF112E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#10EED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#988823no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.1 Red · ΔE 21.3 Firebrick · ΔE 24.4 Orange red · ΔE 24.7 Brown · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#11EFD2

Analogous#EF119D, #EF6311

Triadic#2EEF11, #112EEF

Split complementary#11EF63, #119DEF

Tetradic#9DEF11, #11EFD2, #6311EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCD0D6

Lighter +30%#F9A0AC

Lighter +20%#F57182

Lighter +10%#F24158

Darker −10%#C00D24

Darker −20%#900A1B

Darker −30%#610612

Darker −40%#310309

More saturated +25%#FF0122

Less saturated −25%#CF3145

Channel breakdown

R239

G17

B46

Red239 (93.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue352.16°

Saturation (HSL)87.4%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 11 · B 2E

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