Recognised as Colour

#EC0031

#EC0031
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC0031 is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 49 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

#EC0031#EC0031

HEX#EC0031

RGBrgb(236, 0, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.1922

RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(347.5, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 79.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,466,545

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0031;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#13FFCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625930no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82 from the original

Deuteranopia#958527no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.7 Tomato · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 23.7 Red · ΔE 24.1 Orange red · ΔE 27.8 Brown · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00ECBB

Analogous#EC00A7, #EC4500

Triadic#31EC00, #0031EC

Split complementary#00EC45, #00A7EC

Tetradic#A7EC00, #00ECBB, #4500EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFB9C8

Lighter +30%#FF869F

Lighter +20%#FF5377

Lighter +10%#FF204E

Darker −10%#B90026

Darker −20%#86001C

Darker −30%#530011

Darker −40%#200007

More saturated +25%#EC0031

Less saturated −25%#CF1D42

Channel breakdown

R236

B49

Red236 (92.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue347.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 31

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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