Colour

#EC2032

#EC2032
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC2032 is a red with RGB values 236, 32, 50 and HSL 355°, 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

#EC2032#EC2032

HEX#EC2032

RGBrgb(236, 32, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1255, 0.1961

RGB percentages92.5%, 12.5%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(354.7, 84.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 86.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.4%, 78.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,474,738

CSS custom property--colour: #EC2032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 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#4D4D4D

Inverted#13DFCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675D30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#988828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 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 11.6 Tomato · ΔE 18.9 Firebrick · ΔE 21.6 Red · ΔE 24.1 Orange red · ΔE 25.9 Brown · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20ECDA

Analogous#EC2098, #EC7420

Triadic#32EC20, #2032EC

Split complementary#20EC74, #2098EC

Tetradic#98EC20, #20ECDA, #7420EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCDCDF

Lighter +30%#F8ADB4

Lighter +20%#F47E88

Lighter +10%#F04F5D

Darker −10%#C81121

Darker −20%#990D19

Darker −30%#6A0912

Darker −40%#3B050A

More saturated +25%#FF0D22

Less saturated −25%#CE3E4B

Channel breakdown

R236

G32

B50

Red236 (92.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue354.71°

Saturation (HSL)84.3%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 20 · B 32

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