Recognised as Colour

#EC4069

#EC4069
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC4069 is a red with RGB values 236, 64, 105 and HSL 346°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EC4069#EC4069

HEX#EC4069

RGBrgb(236, 64, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.251, 0.4118

RGB percentages92.5%, 25.1%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(345.7, 81.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 72.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 72.9%, 55.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,482,985

CSS custom property--colour: #EC4069;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#13BF96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#998F65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0951no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Light coral · ΔE 27.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.9 Brown · ΔE 28 Salmon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40ECC3

Analogous#EC40BF, #EC6D40

Triadic#69EC40, #4069EC

Split complementary#40EC6D, #40BFEC

Tetradic#BFEC40, #40ECC3, #6D40EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAFB

Lighter +30%#FACBD6

Lighter +20%#F59DB2

Lighter +10%#F16E8D

Darker −10%#E21747

Darker −20%#B41239

Darker −30%#860D2A

Darker −40%#57091B

More saturated +25%#FF2D5F

Less saturated −25%#D25A77

Channel breakdown

R236

G64

B105

Red236 (92.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue345.7°

Saturation (HSL)81.9%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 40 · B 69

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