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Recognised as Colour

#ED8C8D

  • #ED8C8D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#ED8C8D is a red with RGB values 237, 140, 141 and HSL 359°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#ED8C8D#ED8C8D
HEX#ED8C8D
RGBrgb(237, 140, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.549, 0.5529
RGB percentages92.9%, 54.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(359.4, 72.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.4, 40.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.9%, 40.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,568,013
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#127372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7AF8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.6Dark salmon · ΔE 15.1Salmon · ΔE 16Indian red · ΔE 18.3Light pink · ΔE 18.6Pale violetred · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEDEC
Analogous#ED8CBE, #EDBC8C
Triadic#8DED8C, #8C8DED
Split complementary#8CEDBC, #8CBDED
Tetradic#BDED8C, #8CEDEC, #BC8CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE4E4
Lighter +10%#F4B8B9
Darker −10%#E66061
Darker −20%#DF3436
Darker −30%#C21E20
Darker −40%#961719
More saturated +25%#FE7B7D
Less saturated −25%#DC9D9D

Channel breakdown

R237
G140
B141
Red237 (92.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue359.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.93%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 8C · B 8D

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