#e40509

Color #e40509

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Red #ff0000 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e40509

RGB

rgb(228, 5, 9)

HSL

hsl(358.9, 95.7%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.9, 97.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 97.8%, 96.1%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(47.79, 73.26, 59.24)

LCH

lch(47.79, 94.21, 38.96)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.2354, 28.8)

HWB

hwb(358.9, 2%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#05e4e0

Analogous

#e40579

#e40509

#e47005

Triadic

#e40509

#09e405

#0509e4

Split-complementary

#e40509

#05e470

#0579e4

Tetradic

#e40509

#e4e005

#05e4e0

#0509e4

Square

#e40509

#79e405

#05e4e0

#7005e4

Shades

Color #e40509 mixed toward black.

#be0408

#980306

#720305

#4c0203

#260102

Tints

Color #e40509 mixed toward white.

#fa1d21

#fb4a4e

#fc787a

#fda5a6

#fed2d3

Tones

Color #e40509 mixed toward gray.

#d1181b

#bf2a2d

#ac3d3f

#9a4f51

#876263

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b008 · ΔE 54.2

Deuteranopia

#b9c308 · ΔE 59.4

Tritanopia

#df0707 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 30.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e40509;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e40509]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#e40509 (#e40509) is rgb(228, 5, 9) in RGB.

No, #e40509 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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