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Recognised as Colour

#EE2572

  • #EE2572
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EE2572 is a red with RGB values 238, 37, 114 and HSL 337°, 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 Deep pink.

Colour values

#EE2572#EE2572
HEX#EE2572
RGBrgb(238, 37, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1451, 0.4471
RGB percentages93.3%, 14.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(337, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 52.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,607,154
CSS custom property--colour: #EE2572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#11DA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#938B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 17.4Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Crimson · ΔE 25.8Hot pink · ΔE 26Pale violetred · ΔE 32.2Indian red · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25EEA1
Analogous#EE25D7, #EE3C25
Triadic#72EE25, #2572EE
Split complementary#25EE3C, #25D7EE
Tetradic#D7EE25, #25EEA1, #3C25EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE2EC
Lighter +30%#F9B3CE
Lighter +20%#F584AF
Lighter +10%#F25491
Darker −10%#D0105A
Darker −20%#A00D45
Darker −30%#710931
Darker −40%#42051C
More saturated +25%#FF146E
Less saturated −25%#D14279

Channel breakdown

R238
G37
B114
Red238 (93.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue337.01°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 25 · B 72

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