Recognised as Colour
#ED2000
- #ED2000
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#ED2000 is a red with RGB values 237, 32, 0 and HSL 8°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#ED2000#ED2000
HEX#ED2000
RGBrgb(237, 32, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1255, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 12.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(8.1, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 86.5%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,540,224
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#12DFFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00CDED
Analogous#ED0056, #ED9600
Triadic#00ED20, #2000ED
Split complementary#00ED97, #0056ED
Tetradic#57ED00, #00CDED, #9700ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G32
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue8.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 20 · B 00
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