Recognised as Colour
#EE0832
- #EE0832
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE0832 is a red with RGB values 238, 8, 50 and HSL 349°, 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
#EE0832#EE0832
HEX#EE0832
RGBrgb(238, 8, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0314, 0.1961
RGB percentages93.3%, 3.1%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(349, 93.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349, 96.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 79%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,599,666
CSS custom property--colour: #EE0832;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18581WCAG 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 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#11F7CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08EEC4
Analogous#EE08A5, #EE5108
Triadic#32EE08, #0832EE
Split complementary#08EE51, #08A5EE
Tetradic#A5EE08, #08EEC4, #5108EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G8
B50
Red238 (93.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue349.04°
Saturation (HSL)93.5%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 08 · B 32
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