Recognised as Colour
#EC4162
- #EC4162
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC4162 is a red with RGB values 236, 65, 98 and HSL 348°, 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
#EC4162#EC4162
HEX#EC4162
RGBrgb(236, 65, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2549, 0.3843
RGB percentages92.5%, 25.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(348.4, 81.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.4, 72.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 72.5%, 58.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,234
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4162;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 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#13BE9D
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41ECCB
Analogous#EC41B8, #EC7641
Triadic#62EC41, #4162EC
Split complementary#41EC76, #41B7EC
Tetradic#B7EC41, #41ECCB, #7541EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G65
B98
Red236 (92.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue348.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 41 · B 62
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