Colour

#EC1D41

#EC1D41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC1D41 is a red with RGB values 236, 29, 65 and HSL 350°, 84%, 52%. 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

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HEX#EC1D41

RGBrgb(236, 29, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1137, 0.2549

RGB percentages92.5%, 11.4%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(349.6, 84.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 87.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 87.7%, 72.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,473,985

CSS custom property--colour: #EC1D41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#13E2BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655E40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#96883Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 5.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.4 Tomato · ΔE 22.3 Brown · ΔE 28 Red · ΔE 32.1 Indian red · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DECC8

Analogous#EC1DA9, #EC611D

Triadic#41EC1D, #1D41EC

Split complementary#1DEC61, #1DA8EC

Tetradic#A8EC1D, #1DECC8, #611DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCD9DF

Lighter +30%#F8AAB8

Lighter +20%#F47B90

Lighter +10%#F04C69

Darker −10%#C51130

Darker −20%#960D25

Darker −30%#670919

Darker −40%#38050E

More saturated +25%#FF0A35

Less saturated −25%#CD3C55

Channel breakdown

R236

G29

B65

Red236 (92.5%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue349.57°

Saturation (HSL)84.49%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 1D · B 41

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