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Recognised as Colour

#EC4D63

  • #EC4D63
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#EC4D63 is a red with RGB values 236, 77, 99 and HSL 352°, 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

#EC4D63#EC4D63
HEX#EC4D63
RGBrgb(236, 77, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.302, 0.3882
RGB percentages92.5%, 30.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(351.7, 80.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 67.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.4%, 58.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,486,307
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4D63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#13B29C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767263no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E935Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF2956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.8Indian red · ΔE 17.6Salmon · ΔE 21.3Light coral · ΔE 22Firebrick · ΔE 23.6Brown · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DECD6
Analogous#EC4DB2, #EC874D
Triadic#63EC4D, #4D63EC
Split complementary#4DEC87, #4DB3EC
Tetradic#B3EC4D, #4DECD6, #874DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD7DC
Lighter +20%#F6A9B4
Lighter +10%#F17B8B
Darker −10%#E71F3B
Darker −20%#BF142C
Darker −30%#910F21
Darker −40%#620B17
More saturated +25%#FF3A55
Less saturated −25%#D36675

Channel breakdown

R236
G77
B99
Red236 (92.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue351.7°
Saturation (HSL)80.71%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4D · B 63

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