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Recognised as Colour

#EE3938

  • #EE3938
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#EE3938 is a red with RGB values 238, 57, 56 and HSL 0°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE3938#EE3938
HEX#EE3938
RGBrgb(238, 57, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2235, 0.2196
RGB percentages93.3%, 22.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(0.3, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.3, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 76.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,612,216
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#11C6C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#716636no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8E30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original
Tritanopia#FF003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.6Tomato · ΔE 13.3Firebrick · ΔE 19.4Orange red · ΔE 25.4Coral · ΔE 26.4Red · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38EDEE
Analogous#EE3892, #EE9438
Triadic#38EE39, #3938EE
Split complementary#38EE94, #3892EE
Tetradic#92EE38, #38EDEE, #9438EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF4F4
Lighter +30%#FAC5C5
Lighter +20%#F69696
Lighter +10%#F26867
Darker −10%#E01413
Darker −20%#B1100F
Darker −30%#820C0B
Darker −40%#530707
More saturated +25%#FF2827
Less saturated −25%#D35453

Channel breakdown

R238
G57
B56
Red238 (93.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue0.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 39 · B 38

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