Recognised as Colour
#EE485C
- #EE485C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE485C is a red with RGB values 238, 72, 92 and HSL 353°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE485C#EE485C
HEX#EE485C
RGBrgb(238, 72, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2824, 0.3608
RGB percentages93.3%, 28.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(352.8, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 69.7%, 61.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,616,092
CSS custom property--colour: #EE485C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#11B7A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48EEDA
Analogous#EE48AF, #EE8748
Triadic#5CEE48, #485CEE
Split complementary#48EE87, #48AFEE
Tetradic#AFEE48, #48EEDA, #8748EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G72
B92
Red238 (93.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue352.77°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 48 · B 5C
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