Recognised as Colour

#EE386D

#EE386D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE386D is a red with RGB values 238, 56, 109 and HSL 343°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE386D#EE386D

HEX#EE386D

RGBrgb(238, 56, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2196, 0.4275

RGB percentages93.3%, 22%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(342.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 54.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,612,013

CSS custom property--colour: #EE386D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#11C792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#988F68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.9 Deep pink · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 27.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38EEB9

Analogous#EE38C8, #EE5E38

Triadic#6DEE38, #386DEE

Split complementary#38EE5E, #38C8EE

Tetradic#C8EE38, #38EEB9, #5E38EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF4F7

Lighter +30%#FAC5D4

Lighter +20%#F696B2

Lighter +10%#F2678F

Darker −10%#E0134F

Darker −20%#B10F3E

Darker −30%#820B2E

Darker −40%#53071D

More saturated +25%#FF2766

Less saturated −25%#D35378

Channel breakdown

R238

G56

B109

Red238 (93.3%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue342.53°

Saturation (HSL)84.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 38 · B 6D

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