Colour

#EC1402

#EC1402
Red
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Nearest: Red

#EC1402 is a red with RGB values 236, 20, 2 and HSL 5°, 98%, 47%. 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

#EC1402#EC1402

HEX#EC1402

RGBrgb(236, 20, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0784, 0.0078

RGB percentages92.5%, 7.8%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(4.6, 98.3%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 99.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 91.5%, 99.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,471,618

CSS custom property--colour: #EC1402;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#13EBFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 80.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#988600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 8.2 Orange red · ΔE 11.4 Tomato · ΔE 26.1 Crimson · ΔE 29.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.9 Coral · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02DAEC

Analogous#EC0265, #EC8902

Triadic#02EC14, #1402EC

Split complementary#02EC89, #0265EC

Tetradic#65EC02, #02DAEC, #8902EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEC1BC

Lighter +30%#FE9289

Lighter +20%#FE6356

Lighter +10%#FD3524

Darker −10%#B91002

Darker −20%#870B01

Darker −30%#540701

Darker −40%#220300

More saturated +25%#EE1200

Less saturated −25%#CE2D20

Channel breakdown

R236

G20

Red236 (92.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue4.62°

Saturation (HSL)98.32%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 14 · B 02

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