Recognised as Colour
#EE4961
- #EE4961
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EE4961 is a red with RGB values 238, 73, 97 and HSL 351°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EE4961#EE4961
HEX#EE4961
RGBrgb(238, 73, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2863, 0.3804
RGB percentages93.3%, 28.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(351.3, 82.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 69.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 69.3%, 59.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,616,353
CSS custom property--colour: #EE4961;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#11B69E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49EED6
Analogous#EE49B4, #EE8349
Triadic#61EE49, #4961EE
Split complementary#49EE83, #49B4EE
Tetradic#B4EE49, #49EED6, #8449EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G73
B97
Red238 (93.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue351.27°
Saturation (HSL)82.91%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 49 · B 61
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