Recognised as Colour
#EC4440
- #EC4440
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC4440 is a red with RGB values 236, 68, 64 and HSL 1°, 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 Tomato.
Colour values
#EC4440#EC4440
HEX#EC4440
RGBrgb(236, 68, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2667, 0.251
RGB percentages92.5%, 26.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(1.4, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 72.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,968
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4440;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#13BBBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40E8EC
Analogous#EC4092, #EC9A40
Triadic#40EC44, #4440EC
Split complementary#40EC9A, #4092EC
Tetradic#92EC40, #40E8EC, #9A40EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G68
B64
Red236 (92.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue1.4°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 44 · B 40
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