Recognised as Colour
#EC3658
- #EC3658
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC3658 is a red with RGB values 236, 54, 88 and HSL 349°, 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
#EC3658#EC3658
HEX#EC3658
RGBrgb(236, 54, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2118, 0.3451
RGB percentages92.5%, 21.2%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(348.8, 82.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 77.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 62.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,480,408
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3658;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#13C9A7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36ECCA
Analogous#EC36B3, #EC6F36
Triadic#58EC36, #3658EC
Split complementary#36EC6F, #36B3EC
Tetradic#B3EC36, #36ECCA, #6F36EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G54
B88
Red236 (92.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue348.79°
Saturation (HSL)82.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 36 · B 58
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