Recognised as Colour
#EC2659
- #EC2659
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC2659 is a red with RGB values 236, 38, 89 and HSL 345°, 84%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC2659#EC2659
HEX#EC2659
RGBrgb(236, 38, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.149, 0.349
RGB percentages92.5%, 14.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(344.5, 83.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 83.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 83.9%, 62.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,476,313
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2659;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#13D9A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26ECB9
Analogous#EC26BC, #EC5626
Triadic#59EC26, #2659EC
Split complementary#26EC56, #26BCEC
Tetradic#BCEC26, #26ECB9, #5626EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G38
B89
Red236 (92.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue344.55°
Saturation (HSL)83.9%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 26 · B 59
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