Recognised as Colour
#EE1151
- #EE1151
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE1151 is a red with RGB values 238, 17, 81 and HSL 343°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE1151#EE1151
HEX#EE1151
RGBrgb(238, 17, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0667, 0.3176
RGB percentages93.3%, 6.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(342.6, 86.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.6, 92.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 92.9%, 66%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,602,001
CSS custom property--colour: #EE1151;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#11EEAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11EEAE
Analogous#EE11BF, #EE4011
Triadic#51EE11, #1151EE
Split complementary#11EE40, #11BFEE
Tetradic#BFEE11, #11EEAE, #4011EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G17
B81
Red238 (93.3%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue342.62°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 11 · B 51
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