Recognised as Colour
#EC4619
- #EC4619
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EC4619 is a red with RGB values 236, 70, 25 and HSL 13°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EC4619#EC4619
HEX#EC4619
RGBrgb(236, 70, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2745, 0.098
RGB percentages92.5%, 27.5%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(12.8, 84.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 89.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.3%, 89.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,484,441
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4619;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#13B9E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19BFEC
Analogous#EC1956, #ECB019
Triadic#19EC46, #4619EC
Split complementary#19ECAF, #1956EC
Tetradic#55EC19, #19BFEC, #AF19EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G70
B25
Red236 (92.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue12.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.74%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 46 · B 19
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