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Colour

#ED9999

  • #ED9999
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ED9999 is a red with RGB values 237, 153, 153 and HSL 0°, 70%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ED9999#ED9999
HEX#ED9999
RGBrgb(237, 153, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6, 0.6
RGB percentages92.9%, 60%, 60%
HSLhsl(0, 70%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 35.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 35.4%, 35.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,571,353
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#126666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB698no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FD909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.9Light coral · ΔE 14.1Dark salmon · ΔE 15Pink · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Salmon · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EDED
Analogous#ED99C3, #EDC399
Triadic#99ED99, #9999ED
Split complementary#99EDC3, #99C3ED
Tetradic#C3ED99, #99EDED, #C399ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF0F0
Lighter +10%#F5C4C4
Darker −10%#E56E6E
Darker −20%#DE4242
Darker −30%#C92424
Darker −40%#9E1C1C
More saturated +25%#FC8A8A
Less saturated −25%#DEA8A8

Channel breakdown

R237
G153
B153
Red237 (92.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 99 · B 99

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