Recognised as Colour
#EE315E
- #EE315E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE315E is a red with RGB values 238, 49, 94 and HSL 346°, 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
#EE315E#EE315E
HEX#EE315E
RGBrgb(238, 49, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1922, 0.3686
RGB percentages93.3%, 19.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(345.7, 84.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 79.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 60.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,610,206
CSS custom property--colour: #EE315E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#11CEA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31EEC1
Analogous#EE31BC, #EE6331
Triadic#5EEE31, #315EEE
Split complementary#31EE62, #31BCEE
Tetradic#BCEE31, #31EEC1, #6331EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G49
B94
Red238 (93.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue345.71°
Saturation (HSL)84.75%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 31 · B 5E
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