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#ED2C1A Don’t Be Shy

#ED2C1A is a medium, vivid red named Don’t Be Shy. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 17.3% green and 10.2% blue (rgb(237, 44, 26)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 85% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 89% yellow and 7% black. #ED2C1A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.98:1.

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Variations of #ED2C1A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ED2C1A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ED2C1A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ED2C1A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C8A04
  • Protanopia 51% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6013
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E5C0C
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C8A04
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B87407
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF002B
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F70022
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7B7B7B
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A26E6D

#ED2C1A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.22:1 Poor#ED2C1A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.98:1 Good#ED2C1A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ED2C1A in CSS

/* Don’t Be Shy */
.color { color: #ED2C1A; }
.background { background-color: #ED2C1A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ED2C1A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 44 26);
color: hsl(5 85% 52%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.228 30.1);

#ED2C1A FAQ

What color is #ED2C1A?

#ED2C1A is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Don’t Be Shy. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ED2C1A?

#ED2C1A is rgb(237, 44, 26) in RGB, hsl(5, 85%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 81%, 89%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ED2C1A?

The complementary color of #ED2C1A is #1ADBED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ED2C1A?

Black text has the best contrast on #ED2C1A: 4.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ED2C1A a warm or cool color?

#ED2C1A is a warm color.