Colour

#ED6855

#ED6855
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#ED6855 is a red with RGB values 237, 104, 85 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#ED6855

RGBrgb(237, 104, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.4078, 0.3333

RGB percentages92.9%, 40.8%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(7.5, 80.9%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 64.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 64.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,558,741

CSS custom property--colour: #ED6855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 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#1297AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8053no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 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 10.9 Tomato · ΔE 13.1 Coral · ΔE 14.2 Indian red · ΔE 16.4 Light coral · ΔE 18.9 Firebrick · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DAED

Analogous#ED558E, #EDB455

Triadic#55ED68, #6855ED

Split complementary#55EDB4, #558EED

Tetradic#8EED55, #55DAED, #B455ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE3DF

Lighter +20%#F7BAB1

Lighter +10%#F29183

Darker −10%#E83F27

Darker −20%#C72B15

Darker −30%#992110

Darker −40%#6B170B

More saturated +25%#FF5A43

Less saturated −25%#D67A6C

Channel breakdown

R237

G104

B85

Red237 (92.9%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue7.5°

Saturation (HSL)80.85%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 68 · B 55

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