Recognised as Colour
#EC002F
- #EC002F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC002F is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 47 and HSL 348°, 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 Crimson.
Colour values
#EC002F#EC002F
HEX#EC002F
RGBrgb(236, 0, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.1843
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(348.1, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 80.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,543
CSS custom property--colour: #EC002F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#13FFD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00ECBD
Analogous#EC00A5, #EC4700
Triadic#2FEC00, #002FEC
Split complementary#00EC47, #00A5EC
Tetradic#A5EC00, #00ECBD, #4700EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G0
B47
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue348.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 2F
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