Recognised as Colour

#EE1759

#EE1759
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE1759 is a red with RGB values 238, 23, 89 and HSL 342°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE1759#EE1759

HEX#EE1759

RGBrgb(238, 23, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0902, 0.349

RGB percentages93.3%, 9%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(341.6, 86.3%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.6, 90.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 90.3%, 62.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,603,545

CSS custom property--colour: #EE1759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#11E8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#958953no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Deep pink · ΔE 29.4 Brown · ΔE 31.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.5 Tomato · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#17EEAC

Analogous#EE17C5, #EE4017

Triadic#59EE17, #1759EE

Split complementary#17EE40, #17C5EE

Tetradic#C5EE17, #17EEAC, #4017EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCD5E1

Lighter +30%#F8A6BF

Lighter +20%#F5769D

Lighter +10%#F1477B

Darker −10%#C40E46

Darker −20%#940B35

Darker −30%#650724

Darker −40%#350413

More saturated +25%#FF0652

Less saturated −25%#CF3665

Channel breakdown

R238

G23

B89

Red238 (93.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue341.58°

Saturation (HSL)86.35%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 17 · B 59

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