Recognised as Colour
#ED2A49
- #ED2A49
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#ED2A49 is a red with RGB values 237, 42, 73 and HSL 350°, 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
#ED2A49#ED2A49
HEX#ED2A49
RGBrgb(237, 42, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1647, 0.2863
RGB percentages92.9%, 16.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(350.5, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 69.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,542,857
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2A49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 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#12D5B6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AEDCE
Analogous#ED2AAB, #ED6D2A
Triadic#49ED2A, #2A49ED
Split complementary#2AED6C, #2AABED
Tetradic#ABED2A, #2AEDCE, #6C2AED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G42
B73
Red237 (92.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue350.46°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 2A · B 49
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page