Red (Crayola) (#EE204D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.24:1 — vs black: 4.95:1

Color values

  • HEX #EE204D
  • RGB rgb(238, 32, 77)
  • HSL hsl(346, 86%, 93%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 86.55, 67.65, 6.67 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EE204D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#20EEC1
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#EE20B4
#EE5A20
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#4DEE20
#204DEE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#20EE5A
#20B4EE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#B4EE20
#20EEC1
#5A20EE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Red (Crayola)
#EE204D Base
#6D081E
#B40E32
#D5103B
#F1466B
#F36786
#F9AEBE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Red (Crayola), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180207
#450513
#730920
#A00C2C
#CD1039
Red (Crayola) #EE204D Base
#F1486D
#F4708D
#F798AC
#FABFCC
#FDE7EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EE204D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EE204D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EE204D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EE204D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EE204D,
        #DFFDF6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EE204D,
        #DFFDF6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$red-(crayola): #EE204D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$red-(crayola)-r: 238;
$red-(crayola)-g: 32;
$red-(crayola)-b: 77;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $red-(crayola);
    color: rgba($red-(crayola)-r, $red-(crayola)-g, $red-(crayola)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Red (Crayola) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EE204D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8B8B43 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5C5C4F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #ED2929 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7B7B7B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Red (Crayola) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Red (Crayola) #EE204D Base
Amaranth #E52B50 ΔE 1.65
Spanish Crimson #E51A4C ΔE 2.37
Desire #EA3C53 ΔE 2.58
Folly #FF004F ΔE 2.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.