Colour

#EE0033

#EE0033
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE0033 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 51 and HSL 347°, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#EE0033#EE0033

HEX#EE0033

HEX (short)#E03

RGBrgb(238, 0, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.2

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 20%

HSLhsl(347.1, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 78.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,619

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0033;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#11FFCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625A32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#968729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.6 Tomato · ΔE 22.8 Firebrick · ΔE 24.2 Red · ΔE 24.5 Orange red · ΔE 28.4 Brown · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EEBB

Analogous#EE00AA, #EE4400

Triadic#33EE00, #0033EE

Split complementary#00EE44, #00AAEE

Tetradic#AAEE00, #00EEBB, #4400EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBCA

Lighter +30%#FF88A2

Lighter +20%#FF5579

Lighter +10%#FF2251

Darker −10%#BB0028

Darker −20%#88001D

Darker −30%#550012

Darker −40%#220007

More saturated +25%#EE0033

Less saturated −25%#D01E44

Channel breakdown

R238

B51

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue347.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 33

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