Colour
#ED5938
- #ED5938
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#ED5938 is a red with RGB values 237, 89, 56 and HSL 11°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#ED5938#ED5938
HEX#ED5938
RGBrgb(237, 89, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.349, 0.2196
RGB percentages92.9%, 34.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(10.9, 83.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 76.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 76.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,554,872
CSS custom property--colour: #ED5938;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#12A6C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38CCED
Analogous#ED3872, #EDB338
Triadic#38ED59, #5938ED
Split complementary#38EDB3, #3872ED
Tetradic#72ED38, #38CCED, #B338ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G89
B56
Red237 (92.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue10.94°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 59 · B 38
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