Recognised as Colour

#EF2230

#EF2230
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF2230 is a red with RGB values 239, 34, 48 and HSL 356°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EF2230#EF2230

HEX#EF2230

RGBrgb(239, 34, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.1333, 0.1882

RGB percentages93.7%, 13.3%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(355.9, 86.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 85.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.8%, 79.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,671,856

CSS custom property--colour: #EF2230;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#10DDCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695F2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8A26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.7 Tomato · ΔE 18.6 Red · ΔE 22 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Orange red · ΔE 24 Brown · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22EFE1

Analogous#EF2297, #EF7A22

Triadic#30EF22, #2230EF

Split complementary#22EF7A, #2297EF

Tetradic#97EF22, #22EFE1, #7A22EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE0E2

Lighter +30%#F9B1B6

Lighter +20%#F68189

Lighter +10%#F2525D

Darker −10%#CF0F1C

Darker −20%#9F0C16

Darker −30%#70080F

Darker −40%#400509

More saturated +25%#FF1222

Less saturated −25%#D1404A

Channel breakdown

R239

G34

B48

Red239 (93.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue355.9°

Saturation (HSL)86.5%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 22 · B 30

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