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#ED1219 Color

#ED1219 is rgb(237, 18, 25) in RGB, hsl(358, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 89%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED1219
HEX#ED1219
RGBrgb(237, 18, 25)
HSLhsl(358, 86%, 50%)
HSVhsv(358, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 89%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.239 27.9)
LABlab(51.08% 75.19 58.43)
LCHlch(51.08% 95.22 37.85)

What #ED1219 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ED1219, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#ED1219 Channel Values

How #ED1219 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 18 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 86% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 89% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED1219 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED1219 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED1219

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED1219; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ED1219

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED1219.

How #ED1219 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ED1219
Protanopia#6C6C12
Protanomaly#AF5615
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#BD7300
Tritanopia#ED1313
Tritanomaly#ED1316
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED1219 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ed1219: #ED1219;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED1219;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed1219': '#ED1219' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.071, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_ed1219">#ED1219</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED1219"

More Red Colors

#ED1219 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED1219 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED1219?

#ED1219 is a mid-tone red — rgb(237, 18, 25) in RGB and hsl(358, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.92.

What is the RGB value of #ED1219?

#ED1219 is rgb(237, 18, 25) — red 237, green 18, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED1219?

#ED1219 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 89%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED1219 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED1219 scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED1219 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED1219 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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