Colour
#EE6540
- #EE6540
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EE6540 is a red with RGB values 238, 101, 64 and HSL 13°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EE6540#EE6540
HEX#EE6540
RGBrgb(238, 101, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3961, 0.251
RGB percentages93.3%, 39.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(12.8, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 57.6%, 73.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,623,488
CSS custom property--colour: #EE6540;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27855WCAG 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 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#119ABF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40C9EE
Analogous#EE4072, #EEBC40
Triadic#40EE65, #6540EE
Split complementary#40EEBC, #4072EE
Tetradic#72EE40, #40C9EE, #BC40EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G101
B64
Red238 (93.3%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue12.76°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 65 · B 40
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