Recognised as Colour

#ED5C3C

#ED5C3C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#ED5C3C is a red with RGB values 237, 92, 60 and HSL 11°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#ED5C3C#ED5C3C

HEX#ED5C3C

RGBrgb(237, 92, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3608, 0.2353

RGB percentages92.9%, 36.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(10.8, 83.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 74.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 61.2%, 74.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,555,644

CSS custom property--colour: #ED5C3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#12A3C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847738no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89737no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3855no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 5.5 Coral · ΔE 12.9 Chocolate · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 21 Salmon · ΔE 21.9 Crimson · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CCDED

Analogous#ED3C75, #EDB43C

Triadic#3CED5C, #5C3CED

Split complementary#3CEDB4, #3C75ED

Tetradic#75ED3C, #3CCDED, #B43CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF8F7

Lighter +30%#FAD1C8

Lighter +20%#F6AA99

Lighter +10%#F1836B

Darker −10%#E13A15

Darker −20%#B32E10

Darker −30%#84220C

Darker −40%#551608

More saturated +25%#FF512A

Less saturated −25%#D26D57

Channel breakdown

R237

G92

B60

Red237 (92.9%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue10.85°

Saturation (HSL)83.1%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 5C · B 3C

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