Recognised as Colour

#EC3948

#EC3948
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC3948 is a red with RGB values 236, 57, 72 and HSL 355°, 82%, 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

#EC3948#EC3948

HEX#EC3948

RGBrgb(236, 57, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2235, 0.2824

RGB percentages92.5%, 22.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(355, 82.5%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355, 75.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 69.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,481,160

CSS custom property--colour: #EC3948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#13C6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6747no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.1 Tomato · ΔE 17.7 Firebrick · ΔE 18.5 Brown · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Salmon · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#39ECDD

Analogous#EC39A2, #EC8439

Triadic#48EC39, #3948EC

Split complementary#39EC84, #39A2EC

Tetradic#A2EC39, #39ECDD, #8439EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF3F4

Lighter +30%#F9C5C9

Lighter +20%#F5969E

Lighter +10%#F06873

Darker −10%#DD1526

Darker −20%#AE111E

Darker −30%#800C16

Darker −40%#51080E

More saturated +25%#FF2638

Less saturated −25%#D1545F

Channel breakdown

R236

G57

B72

Red236 (92.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue354.97°

Saturation (HSL)82.49%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 39 · B 48

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