Recognised as Colour
#EC022B
- #EC022B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC022B is a red with RGB values 236, 2, 43 and HSL 349°, 98%, 47%. 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
#EC022B#EC022B
HEX#EC022B
RGBrgb(236, 2, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0078, 0.1686
RGB percentages92.5%, 0.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(349.5, 98.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 99.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 99.2%, 81.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,467,051
CSS custom property--colour: #EC022B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18051WCAG 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#373737
Inverted#13FDD4
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#02ECC3
Analogous#EC02A0, #EC4E02
Triadic#2BEC02, #022BEC
Split complementary#02EC4E, #02A0EC
Tetradic#A0EC02, #02ECC3, #4E02EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G2
B43
Red236 (92.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue349.49°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 02 · B 2B
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