Recognised as Colour
#EE2545
- #EE2545
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE2545 is a red with RGB values 238, 37, 69 and HSL 350°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE2545#EE2545
HEX#EE2545
RGBrgb(238, 37, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1451, 0.2706
RGB percentages93.3%, 14.5%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(350.4, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 71%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,607,109
CSS custom property--colour: #EE2545;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#11DABA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25EECE
Analogous#EE25A9, #EE6A25
Triadic#45EE25, #2545EE
Split complementary#25EE69, #25A9EE
Tetradic#A9EE25, #25EECE, #6A25EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G37
B69
Red238 (93.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue350.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 25 · B 45
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