#ed5551 Color Information

#ed5551 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ed5551. In RGB, it consists of 92.9% Red, 33.3% Green, and 31.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 64.1% Magenta, 65.8% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 1.5°, with saturation of 81.3% and lightness of 62.4%. The decimal value for #ed5551 is 15553873, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ed5551 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ed5551 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color237, 85, 81 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.9%, 33.3%, 31.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.071, 0.667, 0.682 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.641, 0.658, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color1.5°, 81.3%, 62.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color1.5°, 65.8%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.659, 25.096, 10.538 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color237, 85, 81 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15553873 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.168, 58.245, 34.326 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.168, 67.607, 30.513 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.168, 116.300, 26.863 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.096, 53.645, 22.594 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.527, 0.333, 25.096 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293743953 / 0xffed5551 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6666 Copy
Last Updated: November 25, 2024

Shades of #ed5551

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ed5551, its pure hue is 1.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, and its lightness is 62.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ed5551, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0b0a to #cf4a47.

Tints of #ed5551

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ed5551, its pure hue is 1.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, and its lightness is 62.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ed5551, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ef6a67 to #fdeae9.

Tones of #ed5551

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ed5551, its pure hue is 1.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ed5551, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff443f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ed5551

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ed5551! For #ed5551, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ed5551. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ed5551

This color, #ed5551, consists of 92.9% Red, 33.3% Green, and 31.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 237, Green = 85, Blue = 81. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ed5551 is 0% Cyan, 64.1% Magenta, 65.8% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.9%
C0.0%
G33.3%
M64.1%
B31.8%
Y65.8%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 237 85 81
Octal 355 125 121
Hexa #ed #55 #51
Binary 11101101 01010101 01010001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 64 65 7
Octal 0 100 101 7
Hexa #00 #40 #41 #07
Binary 00000000 01000000 01000001 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ed5551

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ed5551 — which has hue 1.5° — its analogous colors are located at 1.5° and 331.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed5551.

Triadic Colors of #ed5551

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ed5551 — which has hue 1.5° — its triadic colors are located at 1.5° and 241.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed5551.

Complementary Color of #ed5551

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ed5551 — which has hue 1.5° — its complementary color is located at 181.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed5551.

Split Complementary Colors of #ed5551

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ed5551 — which has hue 1.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 1.5° and 211.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed5551.

Tetradic Colors of #ed5551

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ed5551 — which has hue 1.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 271.5°, 1.5°, 91.5°, and 181.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed5551.

Monochromatic Colors of #ed5551

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ed5551, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #bf231f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fba6a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ed5551

We want to make getting started with #ed5551 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ed5551 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ed5551 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ed5551 with other HTML elements.

#ed5551 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ed5551.
<span style="color: #ed5551;">The color of this text is #ed5551.</span>

#ed5551 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ed5551.
<div style="background-color: #ed5551; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ed5551.</div>

#ed5551 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ed5551.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ed5551;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ed5551.</span>

#ed5551 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ed5551.
<div style="border: #ed5551 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ed5551.</div>

#ed5551 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ed5551 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ed5551; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ed5551 on a white background.</div></div>

#ed5551 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ed5551 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ed5551; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ed5551 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ed5551 to White

This is a gradient from #ed5551 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ed5551,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ed5551 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ed5551 to Black

This is a gradient from #ed5551 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ed5551,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ed5551,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ed5551 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ed5551

In addition to using #ed5551 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ed5551 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ed5551, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 237, Green = 85, Blue = 81). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ed5551 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ed5551
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(237, 85, 81)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ed5551; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ed5551; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ed5551; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(237, 85, 81);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ed5551")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:237, green:85, blue:81, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:237 green:85 blue:81 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(237f, 85f, 81f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(237, 85, 81);
 

#ed5551 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ed5551 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ed5551 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ed5551 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ed5551 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ed5551 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ed5551 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ed5551 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ed5551 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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