Recognised as Colour
#EC000B
- #EC000B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EC000B is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 11 and HSL 357°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EC000B#EC000B
HEX#EC000B
RGBrgb(236, 0, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.0431
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(357.2, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 95.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,507
CSS custom property--colour: #EC000B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#13FFF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00ECE1
Analogous#EC0081, #EC6B00
Triadic#0BEC00, #000BEC
Split complementary#00EC6B, #0081EC
Tetradic#81EC00, #00ECE1, #6B00EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G0
B11
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue357.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 0B
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