Colour

#EC0200

#EC0200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EC0200 is a red with RGB values 236, 2, 0 and HSL 1°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EC0200#EC0200

HEX#EC0200

RGBrgb(236, 2, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0078, 0

RGB percentages92.5%, 0.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(0.5, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.5, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,467,008

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#13FDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#978500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 7.2 Orange red · ΔE 12.5 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Crimson · ΔE 30.2 Firebrick · ΔE 33.9 Coral · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00EAEC

Analogous#EC0074, #EC7800

Triadic#00EC02, #0200EC

Split complementary#00EC78, #0074EC

Tetradic#74EC00, #00EAEC, #7800EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBAB9

Lighter +30%#FF8786

Lighter +20%#FF5453

Lighter +10%#FF2220

Darker −10%#B90200

Darker −20%#860100

Darker −30%#530100

Darker −40%#200000

More saturated +25%#EC0200

Less saturated −25%#CF1F1D

Channel breakdown

R236

Red236 (92.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue0.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 02 · B 00

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