Recognised as Colour

#EC1D54

#EC1D54
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC1D54 is a red with RGB values 236, 29, 84 and HSL 344°, 84%, 52%. 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

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HEX#EC1D54

RGBrgb(236, 29, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1137, 0.3294

RGB percentages92.5%, 11.4%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(344.1, 84.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 87.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 87.7%, 64.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,474,004

CSS custom property--colour: #EC1D54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#13E2AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#95884Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.6 Brown · ΔE 29 Tomato · ΔE 29.5 Indian red · ΔE 30 Deep pink · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DECB5

Analogous#EC1DBC, #EC4E1D

Triadic#54EC1D, #1D54EC

Split complementary#1DEC4E, #1DBBEC

Tetradic#BCEC1D, #1DECB5, #4D1DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCD9E2

Lighter +30%#F8AABF

Lighter +20%#F47B9B

Lighter +10%#F04C78

Darker −10%#C51141

Darker −20%#960D31

Darker −30%#670922

Darker −40%#380512

More saturated +25%#FF0A4B

Less saturated −25%#CD3C62

Channel breakdown

R236

G29

B84

Red236 (92.5%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue344.06°

Saturation (HSL)84.49%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 1D · B 54

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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