Recognised as Colour
#EE0A09
- #EE0A09
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EE0A09 is a red with RGB values 238, 10, 9 and HSL 0°, 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 Red.
Colour values
#EE0A09#EE0A09
HEX#EE0A09
RGBrgb(238, 10, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0392, 0.0353
RGB percentages93.3%, 3.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(0.3, 92.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 96.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 95.8%, 96.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,600,137
CSS custom property--colour: #EE0A09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#11F5F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09EDEE
Analogous#EE097B, #EE7C09
Triadic#09EE0A, #0A09EE
Split complementary#09EE7C, #097AEE
Tetradic#7BEE09, #09EDEE, #7D09EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G10
B9
Red238 (93.3%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue0.26°
Saturation (HSL)92.71%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 0A · B 09
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