Recognised as Colour
#EE4048
- #EE4048
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE4048 is a red with RGB values 238, 64, 72 and HSL 357°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE4048#EE4048
HEX#EE4048
RGBrgb(238, 64, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.251, 0.2824
RGB percentages93.3%, 25.1%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(357.2, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.1%, 69.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,614,024
CSS custom property--colour: #EE4048;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#11BFB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40EEE6
Analogous#EE409F, #EE8F40
Triadic#48EE40, #4048EE
Split complementary#40EE8F, #409FEE
Tetradic#9FEE40, #40EEE6, #8F40EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G64
B72
Red238 (93.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue357.24°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 40 · B 48
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