#ee1111

Color values Color notations — HEX (hexadecimal), RGB (light primaries), HSL (hue/saturation/lightness), CMYK (print inks, approximate).

HEX
#ee1111
RGB
rgb(238, 17, 17)
HSL
hsl(0, 87%, 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(60% 0.24 28.7)
CMYK
0% 93% 93% 7%
Relative luminance Relative luminance: a color's brightness from 0 (black) to 1 (white). It is used to compute WCAG contrast.
0.1862
Hue Hue: the kind of a color (red, orange, yellow…). We group the hue wheel into 12 sectors.
Red
Nearest name Nearest name: the closest CSS standard color name to this color.
red

Contrast

Ratio Contrast ratio: the brightness difference between two colors, from 1:1 to 21:1. Higher is easier to read. APCA (Lc) APCA: a newer perceptual contrast measure from the WCAG 3 draft. Lc runs about 0–106; higher is easier to read. The sign shows polarity (dark text on light, or light on dark).
As background
White text 4.45:1 -74
Black text 4.72:1 36
As text
White background 4.45:1 68
Black background 4.72:1 -33

Color harmonies

Complementary Complementary: the opposite color on the wheel (180°). The two make each other pop.

Analogous Analogous: neighbors on the wheel (about ±15°). They make a cohesive palette.

Triadic Triadic: three colors evenly spaced 120° apart. Balanced and lively.

Split complementary Split complementary: the two colors beside the complement (180° ± 30°). Softer than a straight complement.

Tetradic Tetradic: four colors evenly spaced 90° apart. Good for multi-accent palettes.

Tone scale Tone scale: five steps that keep the hue but vary the lightness.

Shades & tints Shades & tints: lighter steps mixed toward white (tints) and darker steps mixed toward black (shades).

Impressions Impression: a tag for the mood a color evokes — warm, calm, vivid and so on.

Usage preview

As background (black text)

Ratio 4.72:1 APCA (Lc) 36

As background (white text)

Ratio 4.45:1 APCA (Lc) -74

As text (white background)

Ratio 4.45:1 APCA (Lc) 68

As text (black background)

Ratio 4.72:1 APCA (Lc) -33