Recognised as Colour

#EF2630

#EF2630
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF2630 is a red with RGB values 239, 38, 48 and HSL 357°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EF2630#EF2630

HEX#EF2630

RGBrgb(239, 38, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.149, 0.1882

RGB percentages93.7%, 14.9%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(357, 86.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 84.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 84.1%, 79.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,672,880

CSS custom property--colour: #EF2630;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#10D9CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B602Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8B26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Dno 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 text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14 Tomato · ΔE 17.8 Red · ΔE 22 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Orange red · ΔE 23.5 Coral · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26EFE5

Analogous#EF2695, #EF8026

Triadic#30EF26, #2630EF

Split complementary#26EF80, #2695EF

Tetradic#95EF26, #26EFE5, #8026EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE4E5

Lighter +30%#FAB4B8

Lighter +20%#F6858B

Lighter +10%#F3555D

Darker −10%#D21019

Darker −20%#A30C14

Darker −30%#73090E

Darker −40%#440508

More saturated +25%#FF1622

Less saturated −25%#D2434A

Channel breakdown

R239

G38

B48

Red239 (93.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue357.01°

Saturation (HSL)86.27%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 26 · B 30

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