Recognised as Colour
#EC0039
- #EC0039
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC0039 is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 57 and HSL 346°, 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
#EC0039#EC0039
HEX#EC0039
RGBrgb(236, 0, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.2235
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(345.5, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.5, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 75.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,553
CSS custom property--colour: #EC0039;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#13FFC6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00ECB3
Analogous#EC00AF, #EC3D00
Triadic#39EC00, #0039EC
Split complementary#00EC3D, #00AFEC
Tetradic#AFEC00, #00ECB3, #3D00EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G0
B57
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue345.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 39
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