Recognised as Colour
#EC3748
- #EC3748
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC3748 is a red with RGB values 236, 55, 72 and HSL 354°, 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
#EC3748#EC3748
HEX#EC3748
RGBrgb(236, 55, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2157, 0.2824
RGB percentages92.5%, 21.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(354.4, 82.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.4, 76.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 69.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,480,648
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3748;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#13C8B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37ECDB
Analogous#EC37A2, #EC8137
Triadic#48EC37, #3748EC
Split complementary#37EC81, #37A2EC
Tetradic#A2EC37, #37ECDB, #8137EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G55
B72
Red236 (92.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue354.36°
Saturation (HSL)82.65%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 37 · B 48
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