Recognised as Colour
#EC363D
- #EC363D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC363D is a red with RGB values 236, 54, 61 and HSL 358°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC363D#EC363D
HEX#EC363D
RGBrgb(236, 54, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2118, 0.2392
RGB percentages92.5%, 21.2%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(357.7, 82.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 77.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 74.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,480,381
CSS custom property--colour: #EC363D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#13C9C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36ECE5
Analogous#EC3698, #EC8A36
Triadic#3DEC36, #363DEC
Split complementary#36EC8A, #3698EC
Tetradic#98EC36, #36ECE5, #8A36EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G54
B61
Red236 (92.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue357.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 36 · B 3D
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