Recognised as Colour
#EC4B33
- #EC4B33
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC4B33 is a red with RGB values 236, 75, 51 and HSL 8°, 83%, 56%. 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
#EC4B33#EC4B33
HEX#EC4B33
RGBrgb(236, 75, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2941, 0.2
RGB percentages92.5%, 29.4%, 20%
HSLhsl(7.8, 83%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 78.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 78.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,485,747
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4B33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#13B4CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33D4EC
Analogous#EC3377, #ECA833
Triadic#33EC4B, #4B33EC
Split complementary#33ECA7, #3378EC
Tetradic#78EC33, #33D4EC, #A733EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G75
B51
Red236 (92.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue7.78°
Saturation (HSL)82.96%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4B · B 33
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