Colour
#EC483B
- #EC483B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC483B is a red with RGB values 236, 72, 59 and HSL 4°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EC483B#EC483B
HEX#EC483B
RGBrgb(236, 72, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2824, 0.2314
RGB percentages92.5%, 28.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(4.4, 82.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 75%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 69.5%, 75%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,484,987
CSS custom property--colour: #EC483B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#13B7C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BDFEC
Analogous#EC3B87, #ECA13B
Triadic#3BEC48, #483BEC
Split complementary#3BECA0, #3B87EC
Tetradic#87EC3B, #3BDFEC, #A13BEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G72
B59
Red236 (92.5%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue4.41°
Saturation (HSL)82.33%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 48 · B 3B
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