Recognised as Colour
#ED2B4E
- #ED2B4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#ED2B4E is a red with RGB values 237, 43, 78 and HSL 349°, 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
#ED2B4E#ED2B4E
HEX#ED2B4E
RGBrgb(237, 43, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1686, 0.3059
RGB percentages92.9%, 16.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(349.2, 84.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 81.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 81.9%, 67.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,543,118
CSS custom property--colour: #ED2B4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#12D4B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BEDCA
Analogous#ED2BAF, #ED692B
Triadic#4EED2B, #2B4EED
Split complementary#2BED69, #2BAFED
Tetradic#AFED2B, #2BEDCA, #692BED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G43
B78
Red237 (92.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue349.18°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 2B · B 4E
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