Recognised as Colour
#EC1454
- #EC1454
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC1454 is a red with RGB values 236, 20, 84 and HSL 342°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC1454#EC1454
HEX#EC1454
RGBrgb(236, 20, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0784, 0.3294
RGB percentages92.5%, 7.8%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(342.2, 85%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 91.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.5%, 64.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,471,700
CSS custom property--colour: #EC1454;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#13EBAB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14ECAC
Analogous#EC14C0, #EC4014
Triadic#54EC14, #1454EC
Split complementary#14EC40, #14C0EC
Tetradic#C0EC14, #14ECAC, #4014EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G20
B84
Red236 (92.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue342.22°
Saturation (HSL)85.04%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 14 · B 54
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