Colour
#EE1900
- #EE1900
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EE1900 is a red with RGB values 238, 25, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EE1900#EE1900
HEX#EE1900
RGBrgb(238, 25, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.098, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 9.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(6.3, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 89.5%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,603,968
CSS custom property--colour: #EE1900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#11E6FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00D5EE
Analogous#EE005E, #EE9000
Triadic#00EE19, #1900EE
Split complementary#00EE90, #005EEE
Tetradic#5EEE00, #00D5EE, #9000EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G25
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue6.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 19 · B 00
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