Recognised as Colour

#EF2E2E

#EF2E2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF2E2E is a red with RGB values 239, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 86%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EF2E2E#EF2E2E

HEX#EF2E2E

RGBrgb(239, 46, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.1804, 0.1804

RGB percentages93.7%, 18%, 18%

HSLhsl(0, 85.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 80.8%, 93.7%)

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

24-bit integer15,674,926

CSS custom property--colour: #EF2E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#10D1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E622Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C8C24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.7 Tomato · ΔE 16.1 Red · ΔE 21.2 Orange red · ΔE 21.4 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Coral · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EEFEF

Analogous#EF2E8F, #EF8F2E

Triadic#2EEF2E, #2E2EEF

Split complementary#2EEF8F, #2E8FEF

Tetradic#8FEF2E, #2EEFEF, #8F2EEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEEBEB

Lighter +30%#FABCBC

Lighter +20%#F68D8D

Lighter +10%#F35D5D

Darker −10%#D91111

Darker −20%#AA0D0D

Darker −30%#7B0909

Darker −40%#4B0606

More saturated +25%#FF1E1E

Less saturated −25%#D34A4A

Channel breakdown

R239

G46

B46

Red239 (93.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)85.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 2E · B 2E

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