Recognised as Colour
#EE3F11
- #EE3F11
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EE3F11 is a red with RGB values 238, 63, 17 and HSL 12°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EE3F11#EE3F11
HEX#EE3F11
RGBrgb(238, 63, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2471, 0.0667
RGB percentages93.3%, 24.7%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(12.5, 86.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 92.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 92.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,613,713
CSS custom property--colour: #EE3F11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#11C0EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11C0EE
Analogous#EE1151, #EEAD11
Triadic#11EE3F, #3F11EE
Split complementary#11EEAD, #1152EE
Tetradic#52EE11, #11C0EE, #AE11EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G63
B17
Red238 (93.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue12.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 3F · B 11
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