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Recognised as Colour

#EE4461

  • #EE4461
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#EE4461 is a red with RGB values 238, 68, 97 and HSL 350°, 83%, 60%. 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

#EE4461#EE4461
HEX#EE4461
RGBrgb(238, 68, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2667, 0.3804
RGB percentages93.3%, 26.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(349.8, 83.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 71.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 59.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,615,073
CSS custom property--colour: #EE4461;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23174WCAG 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 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#11BB9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#716E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D915Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.6Indian red · ΔE 21.2Firebrick · ΔE 24.2Salmon · ΔE 24.8Brown · ΔE 25.3Light coral · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44EED1
Analogous#EE44B6, #EE7C44
Triadic#61EE44, #4461EE
Split complementary#44EE7C, #44B6EE
Tetradic#B6EE44, #44EED1, #7C44EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD0D8
Lighter +20%#F7A2B0
Lighter +10%#F27389
Darker −10%#EA153A
Darker −20%#BB112E
Darker −30%#8C0D23
Darker −40%#5E0817
More saturated +25%#FF3356
Less saturated −25%#D55D72

Channel breakdown

R238
G68
B97
Red238 (93.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue349.76°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 44 · B 61

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