Colour

#ED8079

#ED8079
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#ED8079 is a red with RGB values 237, 128, 121 and HSL 4°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#ED8079

RGBrgb(237, 128, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.502, 0.4745

RGB percentages92.9%, 50.2%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(3.6, 76.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.6, 48.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 46%, 48.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,564,921

CSS custom property--colour: #ED8079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#127F86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999278no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF707Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.6 Salmon · ΔE 7.8 Indian red · ΔE 12.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5 Light salmon · ΔE 17.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.63, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79E6ED

Analogous#ED79AC, #EDBA79

Triadic#79ED80, #8079ED

Split complementary#79EDBA, #79ACED

Tetradic#ACED79, #79E6ED, #BA79ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9D5D3

Lighter +10%#F3ABA6

Darker −10%#E7554C

Darker −20%#E12B1F

Darker −30%#B52218

Darker −40%#881912

More saturated +25%#FF7067

Less saturated −25%#DA918C

Channel breakdown

R237

G128

B121

Red237 (92.9%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue3.62°

Saturation (HSL)76.32%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 80 · B 79

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