What color is #ED1C24?

#ED1C24 is a vivid red known as First Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of First Blood?

The RGB value is 237, 28, 36: 237 red, 28 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of First Blood?

The complementary color is #1CEDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED1C24?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

First Blood color: hex code #ED1C24

#ED1C24 rgb(237, 28, 36)

Shades of red

First Blood has the hex code #ED1C24. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 11% green and 14.1% blue (237, 28, 36).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 85% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 85% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

First Blood (#ED1C24) color codes

HEX	`#ED1C24`
RGB	`rgb(237, 28, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 11%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 85%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 88%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 85%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 73.35, 51.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 89.69, 35.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.663, 18.968, 3.452)`
Decimal	`15539236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with First Blood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ED1C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#ED1C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ED1C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed1c24; }
.text { color: #ed1c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed1c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 28 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed1c24, #ed7c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #ED1C24 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ED1C24?: #ED1C24 is a vivid red known as First Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of First Blood?: The RGB value is 237, 28, 36: 237 red, 28 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of First Blood?: The complementary color is #1CEDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED1C24?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.