Recognised as Colour
#EC3C47
- #EC3C47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC3C47 is a red with RGB values 236, 60, 71 and HSL 356°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC3C47#EC3C47
HEX#EC3C47
RGBrgb(236, 60, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2353, 0.2784
RGB percentages92.5%, 23.5%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(356.3, 82.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 74.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 69.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,481,927
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3C47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#13C3B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3CECE1
Analogous#EC3C9F, #EC893C
Triadic#47EC3C, #3C47EC
Split complementary#3CEC89, #3C9FEC
Tetradic#9FEC3C, #3CECE1, #893CEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G60
B71
Red236 (92.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue356.25°
Saturation (HSL)82.24%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 3C · B 47
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