Recognised as Colour

#EE2546

#EE2546
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE2546 is a red with RGB values 238, 37, 70 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

#EE2546#EE2546

HEX#EE2546

RGBrgb(238, 37, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1451, 0.2745

RGB percentages93.3%, 14.5%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(350.1, 85.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 84.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 70.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,607,110

CSS custom property--colour: #EE2546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 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#11DAB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686145no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#988A3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Crimson · ΔE 5.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Brown · ΔE 27.6 Indian red · ΔE 30.7 Salmon · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25EECD

Analogous#EE25AB, #EE6825

Triadic#46EE25, #2546EE

Split complementary#25EE68, #25ABEE

Tetradic#ABEE25, #25EECD, #6825EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE2E7

Lighter +30%#F9B3BE

Lighter +20%#F58496

Lighter +10%#F2546E

Darker −10%#D01030

Darker −20%#A00D25

Darker −30%#71091A

Darker −40%#42050F

More saturated +25%#FF143B

Less saturated −25%#D1425A

Channel breakdown

R238

G37

B70

Red238 (93.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue350.15°

Saturation (HSL)85.53%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 25 · B 46

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