Colour

#EE5B60

#EE5B60
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EE5B60 is a red with RGB values 238, 91, 96 and HSL 358°, 81%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EE5B60#EE5B60

HEX#EE5B60

RGBrgb(238, 91, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3569, 0.3765

RGB percentages93.3%, 35.7%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(358, 81.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 61.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 61.8%, 59.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,620,960

CSS custom property--colour: #EE5B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#11A49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80795Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5985Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.2 Salmon · ΔE 14.7 Light coral · ΔE 17.9 Crimson · ΔE 19.1 Tomato · ΔE 19.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BEEE9

Analogous#EE5BAA, #EEA05B

Triadic#60EE5B, #5B60EE

Split complementary#5BEEA0, #5BA9EE

Tetradic#A9EE5B, #5BEEE9, #9F5BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE6E6

Lighter +20%#F8B7BA

Lighter +10%#F3898D

Darker −10%#E92D33

Darker −20%#CE151C

Darker −30%#9F1115

Darker −40%#710C0F

More saturated +25%#FF4A50

Less saturated −25%#D77275

Channel breakdown

R238

G91

B96

Red238 (93.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue357.96°

Saturation (HSL)81.22%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 5B · B 60

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Colour values

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