Recognised as Colour
#EC012D
- #EC012D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC012D is a red with RGB values 236, 1, 45 and HSL 349°, 99%, 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
#EC012D#EC012D
HEX#EC012D
RGBrgb(236, 1, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0039, 0.1765
RGB percentages92.5%, 0.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(348.8, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 99.6%, 80.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,797
CSS custom property--colour: #EC012D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 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#13FED2
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#01ECC0
Analogous#EC01A3, #EC4A01
Triadic#2DEC01, #012DEC
Split complementary#01EC4A, #01A3EC
Tetradic#A3EC01, #01ECC0, #4A01EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G1
B45
Red236 (92.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue348.77°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 01 · B 2D
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