Colour

#EE0002

#EE0002
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Nearest: Red

#EE0002 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 2 and HSL 359°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EE0002#EE0002

HEX#EE0002

RGBrgb(238, 0, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.0078

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(359.5, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 99.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,570

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#11FFFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#988600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 6.7 Orange red · ΔE 12.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.7 Crimson · ΔE 30.2 Firebrick · ΔE 34.2 Coral · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EEEC

Analogous#EE0079, #EE7500

Triadic#02EE00, #0002EE

Split complementary#00EE75, #0079EE

Tetradic#79EE00, #00EEEC, #7500EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBBC

Lighter +30%#FF8889

Lighter +20%#FF5556

Lighter +10%#FF2224

Darker −10%#BB0002

Darker −20%#880001

Darker −30%#550001

Darker −40%#220000

More saturated +25%#EE0002

Less saturated −25%#D01E1F

Channel breakdown

R238

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue359.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 02

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