Recognised as Colour
#ED2A5F
- #ED2A5F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#ED2A5F is a red with RGB values 237, 42, 95 and HSL 344°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#ED2A5F#ED2A5F
HEX#ED2A5F
RGBrgb(237, 42, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1647, 0.3725
RGB percentages92.9%, 16.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(343.7, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.7, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 59.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,542,879
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2A5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#12D5A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AEDB8
Analogous#ED2AC1, #ED562A
Triadic#5FED2A, #2A5FED
Split complementary#2AED56, #2AC1ED
Tetradic#C1ED2A, #2AEDB8, #562AED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G42
B95
Red237 (92.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue343.69°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 2A · B 5F
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