Recognised as Colour
#EC3968
- #EC3968
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC3968 is a red with RGB values 236, 57, 104 and HSL 344°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC3968#EC3968
HEX#EC3968
RGBrgb(236, 57, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2235, 0.4078
RGB percentages92.5%, 22.4%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(344.2, 82.5%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 75.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 75.8%, 55.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,481,192
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3968;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#13C697
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39ECBD
Analogous#EC39C1, #EC6439
Triadic#68EC39, #3968EC
Split complementary#39EC64, #39C1EC
Tetradic#C1EC39, #39ECBD, #6439EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G57
B104
Red236 (92.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue344.25°
Saturation (HSL)82.49%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 39 · B 68
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