Recognised as Colour
#EC1A65
- #EC1A65
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC1A65 is a red with RGB values 236, 26, 101 and HSL 339°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC1A65#EC1A65
HEX#EC1A65
RGBrgb(236, 26, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.102, 0.3961
RGB percentages92.5%, 10.2%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(338.6, 84.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 89%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 89%, 57.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,473,253
CSS custom property--colour: #EC1A65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#13E59A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1AECA1
Analogous#EC1ACE, #EC381A
Triadic#65EC1A, #1A65EC
Split complementary#1AEC38, #1ACEEC
Tetradic#CEEC1A, #1AECA1, #381AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G26
B101
Red236 (92.5%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)84.68%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 1A · B 65
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