Recognised as Colour
#EC2964
- #EC2964
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC2964 is a red with RGB values 236, 41, 100 and HSL 342°, 84%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC2964#EC2964
HEX#EC2964
RGBrgb(236, 41, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1608, 0.3922
RGB percentages92.5%, 16.1%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(341.8, 83.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 82.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 82.6%, 57.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,477,092
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2964;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#13D69B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29ECB1
Analogous#EC29C6, #EC5029
Triadic#64EC29, #2964EC
Split complementary#29EC50, #29C6EC
Tetradic#C5EC29, #29ECB1, #4F29EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G41
B100
Red236 (92.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue341.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.69%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 29 · B 64
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