Recognised as Colour
#ED344F
- #ED344F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#ED344F is a red with RGB values 237, 52, 79 and HSL 351°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#ED344F#ED344F
HEX#ED344F
RGBrgb(237, 52, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.2039, 0.3098
RGB percentages92.9%, 20.4%, 31%
HSLhsl(351.2, 83.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 78.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 78.1%, 66.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,545,423
CSS custom property--colour: #ED344F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#12CBB0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34EDD2
Analogous#ED34AB, #ED7534
Triadic#4FED34, #344FED
Split complementary#34ED75, #34ACED
Tetradic#ACED34, #34EDD2, #7634ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G52
B79
Red237 (92.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue351.24°
Saturation (HSL)83.71%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 34 · B 4F
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