Colour
#EE0900
- #EE0900
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EE0900 is a red with RGB values 238, 9, 0 and HSL 2°, 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 Red.
Colour values
#EE0900#EE0900
HEX#EE0900
RGBrgb(238, 9, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0353, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 3.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(2.3, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 96.2%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,599,872
CSS custom property--colour: #EE0900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#11F6FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00E5EE
Analogous#EE006E, #EE8000
Triadic#00EE09, #0900EE
Split complementary#00EE80, #006EEE
Tetradic#6EEE00, #00E5EE, #8000EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G9
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue2.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 09 · B 00
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