Recognised as Colour
#EB3C02
- #EB3C02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EB3C02 is a red with RGB values 235, 60, 2 and HSL 15°, 98%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EB3C02#EB3C02
HEX#EB3C02
RGBrgb(235, 60, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.2353, 0.0078
RGB percentages92.2%, 23.5%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(14.9, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.9, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 74.5%, 99.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,416,322
CSS custom property--colour: #EB3C02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#14C3FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02B1EB
Analogous#EB023D, #EBB002
Triadic#02EB3C, #3C02EB
Split complementary#02EBB0, #023DEB
Tetradic#3DEB02, #02B1EB, #B002EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G60
B2
Red235 (92.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue14.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 3C · B 02
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