Recognised as Colour
#EE3235
- #EE3235
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE3235 is a red with RGB values 238, 50, 53 and HSL 359°, 85%, 56%. 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
#EE3235#EE3235
HEX#EE3235
RGBrgb(238, 50, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1961, 0.2078
RGB percentages93.3%, 19.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(359, 84.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359, 79%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 79%, 77.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,610,421
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3235;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 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#5A5A5A
Inverted#11CDCA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32EEEB
Analogous#EE3293, #EE8D32
Triadic#35EE32, #3235EE
Split complementary#32EE8D, #3293EE
Tetradic#93EE32, #32EEEB, #8D32EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G50
B53
Red238 (93.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue359.04°
Saturation (HSL)84.68%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 32 · B 35
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