Recognised as Colour
#EE3C25
- #EE3C25
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EE3C25 is a red with RGB values 238, 60, 37 and HSL 7°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EE3C25#EE3C25
HEX#EE3C25
RGBrgb(238, 60, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2353, 0.1451
RGB percentages93.3%, 23.5%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(6.9, 85.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 84.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 84.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,612,965
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3C25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21542WCAG 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 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#11C3DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25D7EE
Analogous#EE2572, #EEA125
Triadic#25EE3C, #3C25EE
Split complementary#25EEA1, #2572EE
Tetradic#73EE25, #25D7EE, #A125EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G60
B37
Red238 (93.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue6.87°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 3C · B 25
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