Recognised as Colour
#ED00AC
- #ED00AC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#ED00AC is a magenta with RGB values 237, 0, 172 and HSL 316°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#ED00AC#ED00AC
HEX#ED00AC
RGBrgb(237, 0, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0, 0.6745
RGB percentages92.9%, 0%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(316.5, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.5, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 27.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,532,204
CSS custom property--colour: #ED00AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#12FF53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00ED41
Analogous#B700ED, #ED0036
Triadic#ACED00, #00ACED
Split complementary#36ED00, #00EDB7
Tetradic#EDB700, #00ED41, #0036ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G0
B172
Red237 (92.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue316.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 00 · B AC
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