Recognised as Colour
#EE255F
- #EE255F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE255F is a red with RGB values 238, 37, 95 and HSL 343°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE255F#EE255F
HEX#EE255F
RGBrgb(238, 37, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1451, 0.3725
RGB percentages93.3%, 14.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(342.7, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.7, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 60.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,607,135
CSS custom property--colour: #EE255F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#11DAA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25EEB4
Analogous#EE25C3, #EE5025
Triadic#5FEE25, #255FEE
Split complementary#25EE50, #25C3EE
Tetradic#C3EE25, #25EEB4, #5025EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G37
B95
Red238 (93.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue342.69°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 25 · B 5F
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