Recognised as Colour
#EC3702
- #EC3702
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EC3702 is a red with RGB values 236, 55, 2 and HSL 14°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EC3702#EC3702
HEX#EC3702
RGBrgb(236, 55, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2157, 0.0078
RGB percentages92.5%, 21.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(13.6, 98.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.6, 99.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 99.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,480,578
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3702;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#13C8FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02B7EC
Analogous#EC0242, #ECAC02
Triadic#02EC37, #3702EC
Split complementary#02ECAC, #0242EC
Tetradic#42EC02, #02B7EC, #AC02EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G55
B2
Red236 (92.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue13.59°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 37 · B 02
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