Recognised as Colour
#EE7056
- #EE7056
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#EE7056 is a red with RGB values 238, 112, 86 and HSL 10°, 82%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#EE7056#EE7056
HEX#EE7056
RGBrgb(238, 112, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4392, 0.3373
RGB percentages93.3%, 43.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(10.3, 81.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 63.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 63.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,626,326
CSS custom property--colour: #EE7056;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#118FA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#56D4EE
Analogous#EE5688, #EEBC56
Triadic#56EE70, #7056EE
Split complementary#56EEBC, #5688EE
Tetradic#88EE56, #56D4EE, #BC56EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G112
B86
Red238 (93.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue10.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.72%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 70 · B 56
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