Recognised as Colour
#ED234A
- #ED234A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#ED234A is a red with RGB values 237, 35, 74 and HSL 348°, 85%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#ED234A#ED234A
HEX#ED234A
RGBrgb(237, 35, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1373, 0.2902
RGB percentages92.9%, 13.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(348.4, 84.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.4, 85.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 85.2%, 68.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,541,066
CSS custom property--colour: #ED234A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#12DCB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23EDC6
Analogous#ED23AF, #ED6123
Triadic#4AED23, #234AED
Split complementary#23ED61, #23AFED
Tetradic#AFED23, #23EDC6, #6123ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G35
B74
Red237 (92.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue348.42°
Saturation (HSL)84.87%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 23 · B 4A
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