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Recognised as Colour

#ED9797

  • #ED9797
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#ED9797 is a red with RGB values 237, 151, 151 and HSL 0°, 70%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#ED9797#ED9797
HEX#ED9797
RGBrgb(237, 151, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5922, 0.5922
RGB percentages92.9%, 59.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(0, 70.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 36.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,570,839
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#126868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB596no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FD8D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.1Light pink · ΔE 13.8Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8Pink · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4Salmon · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97EDED
Analogous#ED97C2, #EDC297
Triadic#97ED97, #9797ED
Split complementary#97EDC2, #97C2ED
Tetradic#C2ED97, #97EDED, #C297ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEEEE
Lighter +10%#F5C2C2
Darker −10%#E56C6C
Darker −20%#DE4040
Darker −30%#C82323
Darker −40%#9D1B1B
More saturated +25%#FC8888
Less saturated −25%#DEA6A6

Channel breakdown

R237
G151
B151
Red237 (92.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)70.49%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 97 · B 97

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