Recognised as Colour

#EE3B65

#EE3B65
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE3B65 is a red with RGB values 238, 59, 101 and HSL 346°, 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

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HEX#EE3B65

RGBrgb(238, 59, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2314, 0.3961

RGB percentages93.3%, 23.1%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(345.9, 84%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 75.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 75.2%, 57.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,612,773

CSS custom property--colour: #EE3B65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22245WCAG 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 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#11C49A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6A65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF004Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.4 Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Brown · ΔE 28.2 Light coral · ΔE 28.9 Salmon · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BEEC4

Analogous#EE3BBE, #EE6B3B

Triadic#65EE3B, #3B65EE

Split complementary#3BEE6B, #3BBEEE

Tetradic#BEEE3B, #3BEEC4, #6B3BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF7F8

Lighter +30%#FAC8D4

Lighter +20%#F699AF

Lighter +10%#F26A8A

Darker −10%#E21444

Darker −20%#B31036

Darker −30%#850B28

Darker −40%#56071A

More saturated +25%#FF2A5C

Less saturated −25%#D35673

Channel breakdown

R238

G59

B101

Red238 (93.3%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue345.92°

Saturation (HSL)84.04%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 3B · B 65

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