Recognised as Colour

#EC0720

#EC0720
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EC0720 is a red with RGB values 236, 7, 32 and HSL 353°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#EC0720#EC0720

HEX#EC0720

RGBrgb(236, 7, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0275, 0.1255

RGB percentages92.5%, 2.7%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(353.4, 94.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.4, 97%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 97%, 86.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,468,320

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0720;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#13F8DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64591Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96860Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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 text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 15.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.7 Orange red · ΔE 19.7 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07ECD3

Analogous#EC0792, #EC6007

Triadic#20EC07, #0720EC

Split complementary#07EC60, #0792EC

Tetradic#93EC07, #07ECD3, #6107EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDC2C8

Lighter +30%#FC909C

Lighter +20%#FA5F70

Lighter +10%#F92D43

Darker −10%#BA0619

Darker −20%#890413

Darker −30%#57030C

Darker −40%#260105

More saturated +25%#F3001B

Less saturated −25%#CE2538

Channel breakdown

R236

B32

Red236 (92.5%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue353.45°

Saturation (HSL)94.24%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 07 · B 20

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