Colour

#ED5F79

#ED5F79
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#ED5F79 is a red with RGB values 237, 95, 121 and HSL 349°, 80%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#ED5F79

RGBrgb(237, 95, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3725, 0.4745

RGB percentages92.9%, 37.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(349, 79.8%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349, 59.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 59.9%, 48.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,556,473

CSS custom property--colour: #ED5F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#12A086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7D79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39A76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Light coral · ΔE 16.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Salmon · ΔE 20.3 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7 Crimson · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FEDD3

Analogous#ED5FC0, #ED8C5F

Triadic#79ED5F, #5F79ED

Split complementary#5FED8C, #5FC0ED

Tetradic#C0ED5F, #5FEDD3, #8C5FED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE9EC

Lighter +20%#F7BBC6

Lighter +10%#F28D9F

Darker −10%#E83153

Darker −20%#CF1739

Darker −30%#A1122C

Darker −40%#730D20

More saturated +25%#FF4D6E

Less saturated −25%#D77587

Channel breakdown

R237

G95

B121

Red237 (92.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue349.01°

Saturation (HSL)79.78%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 5F · B 79

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