Colour

#ED8586

#ED8586
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#ED8586 is a red with RGB values 237, 133, 134 and HSL 359°, 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

#ED8586#ED8586

HEX#ED8586

RGBrgb(237, 133, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5216, 0.5255

RGB percentages92.9%, 52.2%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(359.4, 74.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.4, 43.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 43.9%, 43.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,566,214

CSS custom property--colour: #ED8586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#127A79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9685no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4AB84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 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 text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.9 Salmon · ΔE 13.1 Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 16 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8 Light salmon · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85EDEC

Analogous#ED85BA, #EDB885

Triadic#86ED85, #8586ED

Split complementary#85EDB8, #85BAED

Tetradic#BAED85, #85EDEC, #B885ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FADEDE

Lighter +10%#F4B1B2

Darker −10%#E6595A

Darker −20%#E02C2E

Darker −30%#BD1C1D

Darker −40%#911517

More saturated +25%#FF7475

Less saturated −25%#DC9797

Channel breakdown

R237

G133

B134

Red237 (92.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue359.42°

Saturation (HSL)74.29%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 85 · B 86

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