Recognised as Colour
#EC043B
- #EC043B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC043B is a red with RGB values 236, 4, 59 and HSL 346°, 97%, 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
#EC043B#EC043B
HEX#EC043B
RGBrgb(236, 4, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0157, 0.2314
RGB percentages92.5%, 1.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(345.8, 96.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.8, 98.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 75%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,467,579
CSS custom property--colour: #EC043B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#13FBC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04ECB5
Analogous#EC04AF, #EC4104
Triadic#3BEC04, #043BEC
Split complementary#04EC41, #04AFEC
Tetradic#AFEC04, #04ECB5, #4104EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G4
B59
Red236 (92.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue345.78°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 04 · B 3B
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