Recognised as Colour
#ED352C
- #ED352C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#ED352C is a red with RGB values 237, 53, 44 and HSL 3°, 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 Tomato.
Colour values
#ED352C#ED352C
HEX#ED352C
RGBrgb(237, 53, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.2078, 0.1725
RGB percentages92.9%, 20.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(2.8, 84.3%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 81.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.6%, 81.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,545,644
CSS custom property--colour: #ED352C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#12CAD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2CE4ED
Analogous#ED2C84, #ED962C
Triadic#2CED35, #352CED
Split complementary#2CED96, #2C83ED
Tetradic#83ED2C, #2CE4ED, #962CED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G53
B44
Red237 (92.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue2.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.28%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 35 · B 2C
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