Recognised as Colour
#EE3347
- #EE3347
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE3347 is a red with RGB values 238, 51, 71 and HSL 354°, 85%, 57%. 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
#EE3347#EE3347
HEX#EE3347
RGBrgb(238, 51, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2, 0.2784
RGB percentages93.3%, 20%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(353.6, 84.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 78.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 78.6%, 70.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,610,695
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3347;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 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#5C5C5C
Inverted#11CCB8
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33EEDA
Analogous#EE33A5, #EE7C33
Triadic#47EE33, #3347EE
Split complementary#33EE7C, #33A5EE
Tetradic#A5EE33, #33EEDA, #7C33EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G51
B71
Red238 (93.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue353.58°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 33 · B 47
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