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Recognised as Colour

#ED8585

  • #ED8585
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#ED8585 is a red with RGB values 237, 133, 133 and HSL 0°, 74%, 73%. 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

#ED8585#ED8585
HEX#ED8585
RGBrgb(237, 133, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5216, 0.5216
RGB percentages92.9%, 52.2%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(0, 74.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 43.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 43.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,566,213
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#127A7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AB83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.7Salmon · ΔE 12.7Indian red · ΔE 15.1Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3Light salmon · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.73, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85EDED
Analogous#ED85B9, #EDB985
Triadic#85ED85, #8585ED
Split complementary#85EDB9, #85B9ED
Tetradic#B9ED85, #85EDED, #B985ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADEDE
Lighter +10%#F4B1B1
Darker −10%#E65959
Darker −20%#E02C2C
Darker −30%#BD1C1C
Darker −40%#911515
More saturated +25%#FF7474
Less saturated −25%#DC9797

Channel breakdown

R237
G133
B133
Red237 (92.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 85 · B 85

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