Recognised as Colour

#EE0051

#EE0051
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE0051 is a red with RGB values 238, 0, 81 and HSL 340°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE0051#EE0051

HEX#EE0051

RGBrgb(238, 0, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.3176

RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(339.6, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 66%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,597,649

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0051;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#11FFAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5C51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Deuteranopia#94874Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 27.4 Tomato · ΔE 31 Brown · ΔE 31.4 Deep pink · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EE9D

Analogous#EE00C8, #EE2600

Triadic#51EE00, #0051EE

Split complementary#00EE26, #00C8EE

Tetradic#C8EE00, #00EE9D, #2600EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBBD2

Lighter +30%#FF88B0

Lighter +20%#FF558F

Lighter +10%#FF226D

Darker −10%#BB0040

Darker −20%#88002E

Darker −30%#55001D

Darker −40%#22000C

More saturated +25%#EE0051

Less saturated −25%#D01E5A

Channel breakdown

R238

B81

Red238 (93.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue339.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B 51

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