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Colour

#ED3656

  • #ED3656
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#ED3656 is a red with RGB values 237, 54, 86 and HSL 350°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#ED3656#ED3656
HEX#ED3656
RGBrgb(237, 54, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.2118, 0.3373
RGB percentages92.9%, 21.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(349.5, 83.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 77.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 63.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,545,942
CSS custom property--colour: #ED3656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#12C9A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6756no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.5Firebrick · ΔE 22.5Tomato · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 25Brown · ΔE 25.6Salmon · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36EDCD
Analogous#ED36B1, #ED7236
Triadic#56ED36, #3656ED
Split complementary#36ED72, #36B1ED
Tetradic#B1ED36, #36EDCD, #7236ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF1F3
Lighter +30%#FAC2CC
Lighter +20%#F594A5
Lighter +10%#F1657D
Darker −10%#DC1437
Darker −20%#AD102B
Darker −30%#7F0B20
Darker −40%#500714
More saturated +25%#FF244A
Less saturated −25%#D25168

Channel breakdown

R237
G54
B86
Red237 (92.9%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue349.51°
Saturation (HSL)83.56%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 36 · B 56

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