Colour

#ED0216

#ED0216
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Nearest: Red

#ED0216 is a red with RGB values 237, 2, 22 and HSL 355°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#ED0216#ED0216

HEX#ED0216

RGBrgb(237, 2, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.0078, 0.0863

RGB percentages92.9%, 0.8%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(354.9, 98.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 99.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 90.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,532,566

CSS custom property--colour: #ED0216;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#12FDE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645810no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#978600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 11.6 Orange red · ΔE 16.4 Crimson · ΔE 24.1 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Firebrick · ΔE 29.7 Dark red · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#02EDD9

Analogous#ED028B, #ED6402

Triadic#16ED02, #0216ED

Split complementary#02ED64, #028BED

Tetradic#8BED02, #02EDD9, #6402ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEBDC2

Lighter +30%#FE8A94

Lighter +20%#FE5766

Lighter +10%#FD2537

Darker −10%#BA0211

Darker −20%#88010D

Darker −30%#550108

Darker −40%#230003

More saturated +25%#EF0014

Less saturated −25%#CF202F

Channel breakdown

R237

B22

Red237 (92.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue354.89°

Saturation (HSL)98.33%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 02 · B 16

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