Colour

#ED6853

#ED6853
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#ED6853 is a red with RGB values 237, 104, 83 and HSL 8°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#ED6853

RGBrgb(237, 104, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.4078, 0.3255

RGB percentages92.9%, 40.8%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(8.2, 81.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 65%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 65%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,558,739

CSS custom property--colour: #ED6853;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#1297AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9C50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.6 Tomato · ΔE 12.3 Coral · ΔE 13.3 Indian red · ΔE 17.3 Light coral · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53D8ED

Analogous#ED538B, #EDB553

Triadic#53ED68, #6853ED

Split complementary#53EDB5, #538BED

Tetradic#8BED53, #53D8ED, #B553ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE2DE

Lighter +20%#F7B9AF

Lighter +10%#F29181

Darker −10%#E83F25

Darker −20%#C52D15

Darker −30%#972210

Darker −40%#69180B

More saturated +25%#FF5B41

Less saturated −25%#D5796B

Channel breakdown

R237

G104

B83

Red237 (92.9%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue8.18°

Saturation (HSL)81.05%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 68 · B 53

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