Recognised as Colour
#ED857F
- #ED857F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Light coral
#ED857F is a red with RGB values 237, 133, 127 and HSL 3°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.
Colour values
#ED857F#ED857F
HEX#ED857F
RGBrgb(237, 133, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5216, 0.498
RGB percentages92.9%, 52.2%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(3.3, 75.3%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 46.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 46.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,566,207
CSS custom property--colour: #ED857F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#127A80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FE7ED
Analogous#ED7FB0, #EDBC7F
Triadic#7FED85, #857FED
Split complementary#7FEDBC, #7FB0ED
Tetradic#B0ED7F, #7FE7ED, #BC7FED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G133
B127
Red237 (92.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue3.27°
Saturation (HSL)75.34%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 85 · B 7F
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