Colour

#EE1D49

#EE1D49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE1D49 is a red with RGB values 238, 29, 73 and HSL 347°, 86%, 52%. 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

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HEX#EE1D49

RGBrgb(238, 29, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1137, 0.2863

RGB percentages93.3%, 11.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(347.4, 86%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 87.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 87.8%, 69.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,605,065

CSS custom property--colour: #EE1D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

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

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#11E2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655F49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#978942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 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 text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 5.9 Firebrick · ΔE 23.1 Tomato · ΔE 24.7 Brown · ΔE 28.5 Indian red · ΔE 31.4 Salmon · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DEEC2

Analogous#EE1DB2, #EE591D

Triadic#49EE1D, #1D49EE

Split complementary#1DEE59, #1DB2EE

Tetradic#B2EE1D, #1DEEC2, #591DEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCDBE2

Lighter +30%#F9ABBC

Lighter +20%#F57C95

Lighter +10%#F24C6F

Darker −10%#C90F36

Darker −20%#990C29

Darker −30%#6A081D

Darker −40%#3B0410

More saturated +25%#FF0C3F

Less saturated −25%#D03B5B

Channel breakdown

R238

G29

B73

Red238 (93.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue347.37°

Saturation (HSL)86.01%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 1D · B 49

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