Recognised as Colour
#EC172C
- #EC172C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC172C is a red with RGB values 236, 23, 44 and HSL 354°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC172C#EC172C
HEX#EC172C
RGBrgb(236, 23, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0902, 0.1725
RGB percentages92.5%, 9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(354.1, 84.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 90.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.3%, 81.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,428
CSS custom property--colour: #EC172C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#13E8D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17ECD7
Analogous#EC1796, #EC6C17
Triadic#2CEC17, #172CEC
Split complementary#17EC6C, #1796EC
Tetradic#97EC17, #17ECD7, #6D17EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G23
B44
Red236 (92.5%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue354.08°
Saturation (HSL)84.86%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 17 · B 2C
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