Recognised as Colour

#EE2F5E

#EE2F5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE2F5E is a red with RGB values 238, 47, 94 and HSL 345°, 85%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#EE2F5E

RGBrgb(238, 47, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1843, 0.3686

RGB percentages93.3%, 18.4%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(345.2, 84.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 80.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 80.3%, 60.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,609,694

CSS custom property--colour: #EE2F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#11D0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68655Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#988C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Brown · ΔE 28.6 Deep pink · ΔE 30 Tomato · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FEEBF

Analogous#EE2FBD, #EE602F

Triadic#5EEE2F, #2F5EEE

Split complementary#2FEE60, #2FBDEE

Tetradic#BDEE2F, #2FEEBF, #602FEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDECF0

Lighter +30%#FABCCB

Lighter +20%#F68DA7

Lighter +10%#F25E82

Darker −10%#D81243

Darker −20%#A90E34

Darker −30%#7A0A26

Darker −40%#4B0617

More saturated +25%#FF1E55

Less saturated −25%#D24B6C

Channel breakdown

R238

G47

B94

Red238 (93.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue345.24°

Saturation (HSL)84.89%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 2F · B 5E

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