Recognised as Colour
#ED1600
- #ED1600
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#ED1600 is a red with RGB values 237, 22, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#ED1600#ED1600
HEX#ED1600
RGBrgb(237, 22, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.0863, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 8.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(5.6, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.6, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,537,664
CSS custom property--colour: #ED1600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#12E9FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00D7ED
Analogous#ED0060, #ED8C00
Triadic#00ED16, #1600ED
Split complementary#00ED8C, #0061ED
Tetradic#61ED00, #00D7ED, #8D00ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G22
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue5.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 16 · B 00
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