Recognised as Colour
#EF2869
- #EF2869
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EF2869 is a red with RGB values 239, 40, 105 and HSL 340°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EF2869#EF2869
HEX#EF2869
RGBrgb(239, 40, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.1569, 0.4118
RGB percentages93.7%, 15.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(340.4, 86.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 83.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 56.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,673,449
CSS custom property--colour: #EF2869;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#10D796
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28EFAE
Analogous#EF28CD, #EF4A28
Triadic#69EF28, #2869EF
Split complementary#28EF4B, #28CDEF
Tetradic#CDEF28, #28EFAE, #4A28EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G40
B105
Red239 (93.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue340.4°
Saturation (HSL)86.15%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 28 · B 69
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