Colour

#EE0035

#EE0035
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE0035 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 53 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

#EE0035#EE0035

HEX#EE0035

RGBrgb(238, 0, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.2078

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(346.6, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 77.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,621

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0035;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

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

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#11FFCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625A34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#96872Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.7 Tomato · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 24 Red · ΔE 25.6 Orange red · ΔE 29.4 Brown · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EEB9

Analogous#EE00AC, #EE4200

Triadic#35EE00, #0035EE

Split complementary#00EE42, #00ACEE

Tetradic#ACEE00, #00EEB9, #4200EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBCA

Lighter +30%#FF88A2

Lighter +20%#FF557B

Lighter +10%#FF2253

Darker −10%#BB002A

Darker −20%#88001E

Darker −30%#550013

Darker −40%#220008

More saturated +25%#EE0035

Less saturated −25%#D01E45

Channel breakdown

R238

B53

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue346.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 35

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