Colour

#ED0253

#ED0253
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#ED0253 is a red with RGB values 237, 2, 83 and HSL 339°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#ED0253#ED0253

HEX#ED0253

RGBrgb(237, 2, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.0078, 0.3255

RGB percentages92.9%, 0.8%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(339.3, 98.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 99.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 65%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,532,627

CSS custom property--colour: #ED0253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#12FDAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#93874Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.8 Firebrick · ΔE 27.8 Brown · ΔE 31.3 Deep pink · ΔE 31.5 Tomato · ΔE 31.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02ED9C

Analogous#ED02C8, #ED2702

Triadic#53ED02, #0253ED

Split complementary#02ED27, #02C8ED

Tetradic#C8ED02, #02ED9C, #2702ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEBDD3

Lighter +30%#FE8AB2

Lighter +20%#FE5791

Lighter +10%#FD256F

Darker −10%#BA0241

Darker −20%#880130

Darker −30%#55011E

Darker −40%#23000C

More saturated +25%#EF0052

Less saturated −25%#CF205C

Channel breakdown

R237

B83

Red237 (92.9%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue339.32°

Saturation (HSL)98.33%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 02 · B 53

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