Recognised as Colour
#EE082E
- #EE082E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE082E is a red with RGB values 238, 8, 46 and HSL 350°, 93%, 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
#EE082E#EE082E
HEX#EE082E
RGBrgb(238, 8, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0314, 0.1804
RGB percentages93.3%, 3.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(350.1, 93.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 96.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 80.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,599,662
CSS custom property--colour: #EE082E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#11F7D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08EEC8
Analogous#EE08A1, #EE5508
Triadic#2EEE08, #082EEE
Split complementary#08EE55, #08A1EE
Tetradic#A1EE08, #08EEC8, #5508EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G8
B46
Red238 (93.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue350.09°
Saturation (HSL)93.5%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 08 · B 2E
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