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Recognised as Colour

#EE157C

  • #EE157C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EE157C is a red with RGB values 238, 21, 124 and HSL 332°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EE157C#EE157C
HEX#EE157C
RGBrgb(238, 21, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0824, 0.4863
RGB percentages93.3%, 8.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(331.5, 86.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.5, 91.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 47.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,603,068
CSS custom property--colour: #EE157C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#11EA83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58637Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 10.3Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2Hot pink · ΔE 23.5Crimson · ΔE 33Pale violetred · ΔE 34.4Indian red · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15EE87
Analogous#EE15E8, #EE1B15
Triadic#7CEE15, #157CEE
Split complementary#15EE1B, #15E8EE
Tetradic#E8EE15, #15EE87, #1B15EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCD3E6
Lighter +30%#F8A4CC
Lighter +20%#F574B1
Lighter +10%#F14597
Darker −10%#C20E63
Darker −20%#920B4B
Darker −30%#630733
Darker −40%#33041A
More saturated +25%#FF047B
Less saturated −25%#CF347E

Channel breakdown

R238
G21
B124
Red238 (93.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue331.52°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 15 · B 7C

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