Recognised as Colour

#ED201A

#ED201A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#ED201A is a red with RGB values 237, 32, 26 and HSL 2°, 85%, 52%. 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

#ED201A#ED201A

HEX#ED201A

RGBrgb(237, 32, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1255, 0.102

RGB percentages92.9%, 12.5%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(1.7, 85.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 89%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 86.5%, 89%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,540,250

CSS custom property--colour: #ED201A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#12DFE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#695D14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8802no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 13.6 Orange red · ΔE 15.1 Tomato · ΔE 21 Crimson · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Coral · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1AE7ED

Analogous#ED1A7E, #ED891A

Triadic#1AED20, #201AED

Split complementary#1AED89, #1A7EED

Tetradic#7EED1A, #1AE7ED, #8A1AED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCD8D7

Lighter +30%#F8AAA8

Lighter +20%#F47C79

Lighter +10%#F14E49

Darker −10%#C5150F

Darker −20%#95100C

Darker −30%#660B08

Darker −40%#370604

More saturated +25%#FF0F08

Less saturated −25%#CE3D39

Channel breakdown

R237

G32

B26

Red237 (92.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue1.71°

Saturation (HSL)85.43%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 20 · B 1A

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