Recognised as Colour

#EE0727

#EE0727
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE0727 is a red with RGB values 238, 7, 39 and HSL 352°, 94%, 48%. 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

#EE0727#EE0727

HEX#EE0727

RGBrgb(238, 7, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0275, 0.1529

RGB percentages93.3%, 2.7%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(351.7, 94.3%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 97.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 97.1%, 83.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,599,399

CSS custom property--colour: #EE0727;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#11F8D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645A24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#978719no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.1 Red · ΔE 18.3 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Orange red · ΔE 22.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8 Dark red · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07EECE

Analogous#EE079B, #EE5A07

Triadic#27EE07, #0727EE

Split complementary#07EE5A, #079BEE

Tetradic#9BEE07, #07EECE, #5A07EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDC4CC

Lighter +30%#FC92A1

Lighter +20%#FA6176

Lighter +10%#F92F4B

Darker −10%#BC061F

Darker −20%#8B0417

Darker −30%#59030F

Darker −40%#280107

More saturated +25%#F50022

Less saturated −25%#CF263D

Channel breakdown

R238

B39

Red238 (93.3%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue351.69°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 07 · B 27

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