Recognised as Colour

#EC0A2B

#EC0A2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC0A2B is a red with RGB values 236, 10, 43 and HSL 351°, 92%, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#EC0A2B#EC0A2B

HEX#EC0A2B

RGBrgb(236, 10, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0392, 0.1686

RGB percentages92.5%, 3.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(351.2, 91.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 95.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 95.8%, 81.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,469,099

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0A2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#13F5D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635929no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96861Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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 text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.5 Red · ΔE 20.9 Tomato · ΔE 21.5 Firebrick · ΔE 24.1 Orange red · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0AECCB

Analogous#EC0A9C, #EC5A0A

Triadic#2BEC0A, #0A2BEC

Split complementary#0AEC5A, #0A9CEC

Tetradic#9CEC0A, #0AECCB, #5A0AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDC5CD

Lighter +30%#FA95A3

Lighter +20%#F86479

Lighter +10%#F6334F

Darker −10%#BB0822

Darker −20%#8A0619

Darker −30%#590410

Darker −40%#280207

More saturated +25%#F60024

Less saturated −25%#CD2941

Channel breakdown

R236

G10

B43

Red236 (92.5%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue351.24°

Saturation (HSL)91.87%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 0A · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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