Recognised as Colour
#EE2514
- #EE2514
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EE2514 is a red with RGB values 238, 37, 20 and HSL 5°, 87%, 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 Red.
Colour values
#EE2514#EE2514
HEX#EE2514
RGBrgb(238, 37, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1451, 0.0784
RGB percentages93.3%, 14.5%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(4.7, 86.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 91.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 91.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,607,060
CSS custom property--colour: #EE2514;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 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#4F4F4F
Inverted#11DAEB
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14DDEE
Analogous#EE1470, #EE9214
Triadic#14EE25, #2514EE
Split complementary#14EE92, #1470EE
Tetradic#70EE14, #14DDEE, #9214EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G37
B20
Red238 (93.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue4.68°
Saturation (HSL)86.51%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 25 · B 14
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