Recognised as Colour
#EC001E
- #EC001E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EC001E is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 30 and HSL 352°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EC001E#EC001E
HEX#EC001E
RGBrgb(236, 0, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.1176
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(352.4, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 87.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,526
CSS custom property--colour: #EC001E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#13FFE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00ECCE
Analogous#EC0094, #EC5800
Triadic#1EEC00, #001EEC
Split complementary#00EC58, #0094EC
Tetradic#94EC00, #00ECCE, #5800EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G0
B30
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue352.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 1E
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