Recognised as Colour
#EC532A
- #EC532A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC532A is a red with RGB values 236, 83, 42 and HSL 13°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EC532A#EC532A
HEX#EC532A
RGBrgb(236, 83, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3255, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.5%, 32.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(12.7, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 64.8%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,487,786
CSS custom property--colour: #EC532A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#13ACD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AC3EC
Analogous#EC2A62, #ECB42A
Triadic#2AEC53, #532AEC
Split complementary#2AECB4, #2A62EC
Tetradic#62EC2A, #2AC3EC, #B42AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G83
B42
Red236 (92.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue12.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 53 · B 2A
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