Recognised as Colour
#EC2D68
- #EC2D68
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC2D68 is a red with RGB values 236, 45, 104 and HSL 341°, 83%, 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
#EC2D68#EC2D68
HEX#EC2D68
RGBrgb(236, 45, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1765, 0.4078
RGB percentages92.5%, 17.6%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(341.5, 83.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 80.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 55.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,478,120
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2D68;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#13D297
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2DECB1
Analogous#EC2DC8, #EC512D
Triadic#68EC2D, #2D68EC
Split complementary#2DEC51, #2DC8EC
Tetradic#C8EC2D, #2DECB1, #512DEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G45
B104
Red236 (92.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue341.47°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 2D · B 68
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