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Recognised as Colour

#EE5C75

  • #EE5C75
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#EE5C75 is a red with RGB values 238, 92, 117 and HSL 350°, 81%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EE5C75#EE5C75
HEX#EE5C75
RGBrgb(238, 92, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3608, 0.4588
RGB percentages93.3%, 36.1%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(349.7, 81.1%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 61.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 50.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,621,237
CSS custom property--colour: #EE5C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#11A38A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7B75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39972no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.6Light coral · ΔE 17.2Salmon · ΔE 20Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2Crimson · ΔE 24.8Brown · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CEED5
Analogous#EE5CBE, #EE8C5C
Triadic#75EE5C, #5C75EE
Split complementary#5CEE8C, #5CBEEE
Tetradic#BEEE5C, #5CEED5, #8C5CEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE7EA
Lighter +20%#F8B8C3
Lighter +10%#F38A9C
Darker −10%#E92E4E
Darker −20%#CE1635
Darker −30%#A01129
Darker −40%#720C1D
More saturated +25%#FF4B6A
Less saturated −25%#D77284

Channel breakdown

R238
G92
B117
Red238 (93.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue349.73°
Saturation (HSL)81.11%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 5C · B 75

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