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Recognised as Colour

#EE5E65

  • #EE5E65
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#EE5E65 is a red with RGB values 238, 94, 101 and HSL 357°, 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

#EE5E65#EE5E65
HEX#EE5E65
RGBrgb(238, 94, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3686, 0.3961
RGB percentages93.3%, 36.9%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(357.1, 80.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 60.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 60.5%, 57.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,621,733
CSS custom property--colour: #EE5E65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 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#11A19A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#817B64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69A61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4362no 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 13Salmon · ΔE 14Light coral · ΔE 16.1Crimson · ΔE 20.9Tomato · ΔE 21.4Brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EEEE7
Analogous#EE5EAD, #EE9F5E
Triadic#65EE5E, #5E65EE
Split complementary#5EEE9F, #5EADEE
Tetradic#ADEE5E, #5EEEE7, #9F5EEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDE8E9
Lighter +20%#F8BABD
Lighter +10%#F38C91
Darker −10%#E93039
Darker −20%#D0161F
Darker −30%#A21118
Darker −40%#740C11
More saturated +25%#FF4D56
Less saturated −25%#D87479

Channel breakdown

R238
G94
B101
Red238 (93.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue357.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.9%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 5E · B 65

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