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Recognised as Colour

#EE5688

  • #EE5688
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EE5688 is a red with RGB values 238, 86, 136 and HSL 340°, 82%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EE5688#EE5688
HEX#EE5688
RGBrgb(238, 86, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3373, 0.5333
RGB percentages93.3%, 33.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(340.3, 81.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 63.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 42.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,619,720
CSS custom property--colour: #EE5688;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#11A977

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9884no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF436Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16.6Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Deep pink · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.4Indian red · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56EEBC
Analogous#EE56D4, #EE7056
Triadic#88EE56, #5688EE
Split complementary#56EE70, #56D4EE
Tetradic#D4EE56, #56EEBC, #7056EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE1EA
Lighter +20%#F7B3C9
Lighter +10%#F384A9
Darker −10%#E92867
Darker −20%#CA1450
Darker −30%#9B103E
Darker −40%#6D0B2B
More saturated +25%#FF4582
Less saturated −25%#D76D90

Channel breakdown

R238
G86
B136
Red238 (93.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue340.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.72%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 56 · B 88

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