Colour

#EC202B

#EC202B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC202B is a red with RGB values 236, 32, 43 and HSL 357°, 84%, 53%. 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

#EC202B#EC202B

HEX#EC202B

RGBrgb(236, 32, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1255, 0.1686

RGB percentages92.5%, 12.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(356.8, 84.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 86.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.4%, 81.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,474,731

CSS custom property--colour: #EC202B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#13DFD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685D28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#988820no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15 Tomato · ΔE 18.7 Red · ΔE 20.7 Orange red · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 22.8 Brown · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20ECE1

Analogous#EC2091, #EC7B20

Triadic#2BEC20, #202BEC

Split complementary#20EC7B, #2091EC

Tetradic#91EC20, #20ECE1, #7B20EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCDCDE

Lighter +30%#F8ADB1

Lighter +20%#F47E84

Lighter +10%#F04F58

Darker −10%#C8111B

Darker −20%#990D15

Darker −30%#6A090E

Darker −40%#3B0508

More saturated +25%#FF0D1A

Less saturated −25%#CE3E46

Channel breakdown

R236

G32

B43

Red236 (92.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue356.76°

Saturation (HSL)84.3%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 20 · B 2B

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