Recognised as Colour
#ED4E3F
- #ED4E3F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#ED4E3F is a red with RGB values 237, 78, 63 and HSL 5°, 83%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#ED4E3F#ED4E3F
HEX#ED4E3F
RGBrgb(237, 78, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3059, 0.2471
RGB percentages92.9%, 30.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(5.2, 82.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 73.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 67.1%, 73.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,552,063
CSS custom property--colour: #ED4E3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#12B1C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FDEED
Analogous#ED3F87, #EDA53F
Triadic#3FED4E, #4E3FED
Split complementary#3FEDA5, #3F87ED
Tetradic#87ED3F, #3FDEED, #A53FED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G78
B63
Red237 (92.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue5.17°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 4E · B 3F
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