Colour

#EC1A15

#EC1A15
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Nearest: Red

#EC1A15 is a red with RGB values 236, 26, 21 and HSL 1°, 85%, 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

#EC1A15#EC1A15

HEX#EC1A15

RGBrgb(236, 26, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.102, 0.0824

RGB percentages92.5%, 10.2%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(1.4, 85%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 91.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 89%, 91.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,473,173

CSS custom property--colour: #EC1A15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 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#13E5EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685B0Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#988700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original

Tritanopia#FF001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

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

Red · ΔE 12.1 Orange red · ΔE 14.5 Tomato · ΔE 22.5 Crimson · ΔE 24.4 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7 Coral · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15E7EC

Analogous#EC157B, #EC8615

Triadic#15EC1A, #1A15EC

Split complementary#15EC86, #157BEC

Tetradic#7BEC15, #15E7EC, #8615EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBD3D2

Lighter +30%#F7A4A3

Lighter +20%#F47673

Lighter +10%#F04844

Darker −10%#BF140F

Darker −20%#8F0F0C

Darker −30%#600A08

Darker −40%#310504

More saturated +25%#FF0802

Less saturated −25%#CC3835

Channel breakdown

R236

G26

B21

Red236 (92.5%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue1.4°

Saturation (HSL)84.98%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 1A · B 15

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Colour values

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