Colour
#EE2277
- #EE2277
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#EE2277 is a red with RGB values 238, 34, 119 and HSL 335°, 86%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#EE2277#EE2277
HEX#EE2277
HEX (short)#E27
RGBrgb(238, 34, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1333, 0.4667
RGB percentages93.3%, 13.3%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(335, 85.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335, 85.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.7%, 50%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,606,391
CSS custom property--colour: #EE2277;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#11DD88
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22EE99
Analogous#EE22DD, #EE3322
Triadic#77EE22, #2277EE
Split complementary#22EE33, #22DDEE
Tetradic#DDEE22, #22EE99, #3322EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G34
B119
Red238 (93.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue335°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 22 · B 77
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