Recognised as Colour
#EE150C
- #EE150C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EE150C is a red with RGB values 238, 21, 12 and HSL 2°, 90%, 49%. 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
#EE150C#EE150C
HEX#EE150C
RGBrgb(238, 21, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0824, 0.0471
RGB percentages93.3%, 8.2%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(2.4, 90.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 95%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 95%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,602,956
CSS custom property--colour: #EE150C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1874WCAG 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 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#11EAF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0CE5EE
Analogous#EE0C74, #EE860C
Triadic#0CEE15, #150CEE
Split complementary#0CEE86, #0C74EE
Tetradic#74EE0C, #0CE5EE, #860CEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G21
B12
Red238 (93.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue2.39°
Saturation (HSL)90.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 15 · B 0C
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