Recognised as Colour

#EE505D

#EE505D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EE505D is a red with RGB values 238, 80, 93 and HSL 355°, 82%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EE505D#EE505D

HEX#EE505D

RGBrgb(238, 80, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3137, 0.3647

RGB percentages93.3%, 31.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(355.1, 82.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 66.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 66.4%, 60.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,618,141

CSS custom property--colour: #EE505D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#11AFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79735Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19559no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Salmon · ΔE 19.3 Tomato · ΔE 20.5 Firebrick · ΔE 21.3 Light coral · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50EEE1

Analogous#EE50AC, #EE9250

Triadic#5DEE50, #505DEE

Split complementary#50EE92, #50ACEE

Tetradic#ACEE50, #50EEE1, #9250EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCDBDE

Lighter +20%#F7ADB3

Lighter +10%#F37E88

Darker −10%#E92232

Darker −20%#C51322

Darker −30%#960F1A

Darker −40%#680A12

More saturated +25%#FF3F4F

Less saturated −25%#D66871

Channel breakdown

R238

G80

B93

Red238 (93.3%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue355.06°

Saturation (HSL)82.29%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 50 · B 5D

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