Recognised as Colour
#ED3000
- #ED3000
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#ED3000 is a red with RGB values 237, 48, 0 and HSL 12°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#ED3000#ED3000
HEX#ED3000
RGBrgb(237, 48, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.1882, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 18.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(12.2, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 79.7%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,544,320
CSS custom property--colour: #ED3000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20118WCAG 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 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#12CFFF
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 text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BDED
Analogous#ED0046, #EDA700
Triadic#00ED30, #3000ED
Split complementary#00EDA6, #0047ED
Tetradic#46ED00, #00BDED, #A600ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G48
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue12.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 30 · B 00
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