Recognised as Colour

#EE0018

#EE0018
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EE0018 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 24 and HSL 354°, 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

#EE0018#EE0018

HEX#EE0018

RGBrgb(238, 0, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.0941

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(353.9, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 89.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,592

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0018;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#11FFE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645913no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#988600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 11.9 Orange red · ΔE 17 Crimson · ΔE 23.6 Tomato · ΔE 24.3 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7 Dark red · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EED6

Analogous#EE008F, #EE5F00

Triadic#18EE00, #0018EE

Split complementary#00EE5F, #008FEE

Tetradic#8FEE00, #00EED6, #5F00EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBC2

Lighter +30%#FF8894

Lighter +20%#FF5566

Lighter +10%#FF2238

Darker −10%#BB0013

Darker −20%#88000E

Darker −30%#550009

Darker −40%#220003

More saturated +25%#EE0018

Less saturated −25%#D01E30

Channel breakdown

R238

B24

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue353.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 18

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