Recognised as Colour
#EC1943
- #EC1943
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC1943 is a red with RGB values 236, 25, 67 and HSL 348°, 85%, 51%. 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
#EC1943#EC1943
HEX#EC1943
RGBrgb(236, 25, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.098, 0.2627
RGB percentages92.5%, 9.8%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(348.1, 84.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 89.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 89.4%, 71.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,963
CSS custom property--colour: #EC1943;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#13E6BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG 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#19ECC2
Analogous#EC19AD, #EC5819
Triadic#43EC19, #1943EC
Split complementary#19EC58, #19ADEC
Tetradic#ADEC19, #19ECC2, #5819EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G25
B67
Red236 (92.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue348.06°
Saturation (HSL)84.74%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 19 · B 43
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