Recognised as Colour

#ED2A48

#ED2A48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#ED2A48 is a red with RGB values 237, 42, 72 and HSL 351°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#ED2A48

RGBrgb(237, 42, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1647, 0.2824

RGB percentages92.9%, 16.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(350.8, 84.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 82.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 82.3%, 69.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,542,856

CSS custom property--colour: #ED2A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#12D5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696247no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#988A42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 5 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Brown · ΔE 26.5 Indian red · ΔE 29.2 Salmon · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AEDCF

Analogous#ED2AAA, #ED6E2A

Triadic#48ED2A, #2A48ED

Split complementary#2AED6E, #2AAAED

Tetradic#AAED2A, #2AEDCF, #6D2AED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE6EA

Lighter +30%#F9B7C1

Lighter +20%#F58899

Lighter +10%#F15970

Darker −10%#D2122F

Darker −20%#A30E25

Darker −30%#740A1A

Darker −40%#450610

More saturated +25%#FF183C

Less saturated −25%#D0475C

Channel breakdown

R237

G42

B72

Red237 (92.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)84.42%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 2A · B 48

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