Recognised as Colour
#EC012F
- #EC012F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC012F is a red with RGB values 236, 1, 47 and HSL 348°, 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
#EC012F#EC012F
HEX#EC012F
RGBrgb(236, 1, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0039, 0.1843
RGB percentages92.5%, 0.4%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(348.3, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 99.6%, 80.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,799
CSS custom property--colour: #EC012F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1806WCAG 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 white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#13FED0
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01ECBE
Analogous#EC01A4, #EC4801
Triadic#2FEC01, #012FEC
Split complementary#01EC48, #01A4EC
Tetradic#A4EC01, #01ECBE, #4901EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G1
B47
Red236 (92.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue348.26°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 01 · B 2F
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