Colour

#EE406F

#EE406F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE406F is a red with RGB values 238, 64, 111 and HSL 344°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE406F#EE406F

HEX#EE406F

RGBrgb(238, 64, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.251, 0.4353

RGB percentages93.3%, 25.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(343.8, 83.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 73.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 73.1%, 53.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,614,063

CSS custom property--colour: #EE406F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#11BF90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6D70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A916Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.3 Indian red · ΔE 24.8 Deep pink · ΔE 25.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1 Hot pink · ΔE 27.1 Light coral · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40EEBF

Analogous#EE40C6, #EE6840

Triadic#6FEE40, #406FEE

Split complementary#40EE68, #40C6EE

Tetradic#C6EE40, #40EEBF, #6840EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBFC

Lighter +30%#FBCCD9

Lighter +20%#F69EB6

Lighter +10%#F26F92

Darker −10%#E6154D

Darker −20%#B8103E

Darker −30%#890C2E

Darker −40%#5A081E

More saturated +25%#FF2F67

Less saturated −25%#D45A7B

Channel breakdown

R238

G64

B111

Red238 (93.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue343.79°

Saturation (HSL)83.65%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 40 · B 6F

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