Recognised as Colour
#EE3545
- #EE3545
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE3545 is a red with RGB values 238, 53, 69 and HSL 355°, 84%, 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
#EE3545#EE3545
HEX#EE3545
RGBrgb(238, 53, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2078, 0.2706
RGB percentages93.3%, 20.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(354.8, 84.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.8, 77.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.7%, 71%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,611,205
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3545;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#11CABA
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 text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35EEDE
Analogous#EE35A2, #EE8235
Triadic#45EE35, #3545EE
Split complementary#35EE82, #35A1EE
Tetradic#A1EE35, #35EEDE, #8235EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G53
B69
Red238 (93.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue354.81°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 35 · B 45
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