Recognised as Colour

#EC2C08

#EC2C08
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EC2C08 is a red with RGB values 236, 44, 8 and HSL 9°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

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HEX#EC2C08

RGBrgb(236, 44, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1725, 0.0314

RGB percentages92.5%, 17.3%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(9.5, 93.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 96.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 96.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,477,768

CSS custom property--colour: #EC2C08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#13D3F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.3 Red · ΔE 11.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.4 Crimson · ΔE 29 Firebrick · ΔE 30.7 Coral · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08C8EC

Analogous#EC0856, #EC9E08

Triadic#08EC2C, #2C08EC

Split complementary#08EC9E, #0856EC

Tetradic#56EC08, #08C8EC, #9E08EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDCCC3

Lighter +30%#FBA292

Lighter +20%#FA7960

Lighter +10%#F84F2F

Darker −10%#BB2306

Darker −20%#891A05

Darker −30%#581003

Darker −40%#270701

More saturated +25%#F42700

Less saturated −25%#CE4126

Channel breakdown

R236

G44

Red236 (92.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue9.47°

Saturation (HSL)93.44%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 2C · B 08

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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