Recognised as Colour
#EF2A2E
- #EF2A2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EF2A2E is a red with RGB values 239, 42, 46 and HSL 359°, 86%, 55%. 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
#EF2A2E#EF2A2E
HEX#EF2A2E
RGBrgb(239, 42, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.1647, 0.1804
RGB percentages93.7%, 16.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(358.8, 86%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 82.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 80.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,673,902
CSS custom property--colour: #EF2A2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#10D5D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AEFEB
Analogous#EF2A90, #EF892A
Triadic#2EEF2A, #2A2EEF
Split complementary#2AEF89, #2A90EF
Tetradic#90EF2A, #2AEFEB, #892AEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G42
B46
Red239 (93.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue358.78°
Saturation (HSL)86.03%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 2A · B 2E
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