Recognised as Colour
#EC4D5C
- #EC4D5C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EC4D5C is a red with RGB values 236, 77, 92 and HSL 354°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EC4D5C#EC4D5C
HEX#EC4D5C
RGBrgb(236, 77, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.302, 0.3608
RGB percentages92.5%, 30.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(354.3, 80.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 67.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.4%, 61%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,486,300
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4D5C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#13B2A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DECDD
Analogous#EC4DAC, #EC8E4D
Triadic#5CEC4D, #4D5CEC
Split complementary#4DEC8E, #4DABEC
Tetradic#ACEC4D, #4DECDD, #8D4DEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G77
B92
Red236 (92.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue354.34°
Saturation (HSL)80.71%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4D · B 5C
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