Recognised as Colour
#EC2A5F
- #EC2A5F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC2A5F is a red with RGB values 236, 42, 95 and HSL 344°, 84%, 55%. 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
#EC2A5F#EC2A5F
HEX#EC2A5F
RGBrgb(236, 42, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1647, 0.3725
RGB percentages92.5%, 16.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(343.6, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 82.2%, 59.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,477,343
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2A5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#13D5A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AECB7
Analogous#EC2AC0, #EC562A
Triadic#5FEC2A, #2A5FEC
Split complementary#2AEC56, #2AC0EC
Tetradic#C0EC2A, #2AECB7, #562AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G42
B95
Red236 (92.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue343.61°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 2A · B 5F
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