Recognised as Colour

#EE0022

#EE0022
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EE0022 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 34 and HSL 351°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EE0022#EE0022

HEX#EE0022

HEX (short)#E02

RGBrgb(238, 0, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.1333

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(351.4, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 85.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,602

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0022;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#11FFDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64591Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#978611no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 16 Crimson · ΔE 19.4 Orange red · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2 Dark red · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EECC

Analogous#EE0099, #EE5500

Triadic#22EE00, #0022EE

Split complementary#00EE55, #0099EE

Tetradic#99EE00, #00EECC, #5500EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBC5

Lighter +30%#FF8899

Lighter +20%#FF556D

Lighter +10%#FF2242

Darker −10%#BB001B

Darker −20%#880013

Darker −30%#55000C

Darker −40%#220005

More saturated +25%#EE0022

Less saturated −25%#D01E37

Channel breakdown

R238

B34

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue351.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 22

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