Recognised as Colour
#EC1113
- #EC1113
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EC1113 is a red with RGB values 236, 17, 19 and HSL 359°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EC1113#EC1113
HEX#EC1113
RGBrgb(236, 17, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0667, 0.0745
RGB percentages92.5%, 6.7%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(359.5, 86.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 92.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 92.8%, 91.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,470,867
CSS custom property--colour: #EC1113;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18281WCAG 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 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#13EEEC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11ECEA
Analogous#EC1180, #EC7D11
Triadic#13EC11, #1113EC
Split complementary#11EC7D, #1181EC
Tetradic#80EC11, #11ECEA, #7D11EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G17
B19
Red236 (92.5%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue359.45°
Saturation (HSL)86.56%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 11 · B 13
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