Colour

#EC0B00

#EC0B00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#EC0B00 is a red with RGB values 236, 11, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 46%. 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

#EC0B00#EC0B00

HEX#EC0B00

RGBrgb(236, 11, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0431, 0

RGB percentages92.5%, 4.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(2.8, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 95.3%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,469,312

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

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

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#13F4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#978600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 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 text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 7.5 Orange red · ΔE 11.9 Tomato · ΔE 27.1 Crimson · ΔE 30.2 Firebrick · ΔE 33.6 Coral · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00E1EC

Analogous#EC006B, #EC8100

Triadic#00EC0B, #0B00EC

Split complementary#00EC81, #006BEC

Tetradic#6BEC00, #00E1EC, #8100EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFBCB9

Lighter +30%#FF8C86

Lighter +20%#FF5B53

Lighter +10%#FF2A20

Darker −10%#B90900

Darker −20%#860600

Darker −30%#530400

Darker −40%#200100

More saturated +25%#EC0B00

Less saturated −25%#CF261D

Channel breakdown

R236

G11

Red236 (92.5%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue2.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 0B · B 00

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Colour values

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