Recognised as Colour
#EE2148
- #EE2148
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE2148 is a red with RGB values 238, 33, 72 and HSL 349°, 86%, 53%. 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
#EE2148#EE2148
HEX#EE2148
RGBrgb(238, 33, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1294, 0.2824
RGB percentages93.3%, 12.9%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(348.6, 85.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 86.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 86.1%, 69.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,606,088
CSS custom property--colour: #EE2148;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#11DEB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21EEC7
Analogous#EE21AF, #EE6021
Triadic#48EE21, #2148EE
Split complementary#21EE60, #21AFEE
Tetradic#AFEE21, #21EEC7, #6021EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G33
B72
Red238 (93.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue348.59°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 21 · B 48
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