Information about #ED5A40 color

#ED5A40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ED5A40 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 90, 64) — 92.9% red, 35.3% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 68 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #ED5A40 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shocking Orange (#E55B3C). Slightly further away sit Sebedee (#E96139) and Fire Opal (#E95C4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 90, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ED5A40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ED5A40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ED5A40 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ED5A40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sebedee color link
Sebedee

#E96139

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Overdyed color link
Overdyed

#E35C38

Orange Soda color link
Orange Soda

#FA5B3D

Carmine Pink color link
Carmine Pink

#EB4C42

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Ogre Odor color link
Ogre Odor

#FD5240

Tart Orange color link
Tart Orange

#FB4D46

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ED5A40
  • RGB237, 90, 64
  • CMYK0, 58, 68, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 90, 64)
  • HSL9°, 83%, 59%
  • HSL Precise9.017°, 82.775%, 59.02%
  • HSV9°, 73%, 93%
  • HSB9°, 73%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.353, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.353, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.353, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDED5A40
  • DECIMAL ID15555136
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01