Recognised as Colour

#EC5630

#EC5630
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#EC5630 is a red with RGB values 236, 86, 48 and HSL 12°, 83%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#EC5630#EC5630

HEX#EC5630

RGBrgb(236, 86, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3373, 0.1882

RGB percentages92.5%, 33.7%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(12.1, 83.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 79.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.6%, 79.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,488,560

CSS custom property--colour: #EC5630;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24702WCAG 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 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#13A9CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81732Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6952Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 7.6 Coral · ΔE 15.5 Chocolate · ΔE 19.8 Orange red · ΔE 21.1 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Crimson · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#30C6EC

Analogous#EC3068, #ECB430

Triadic#30EC56, #5630EC

Split complementary#30ECB4, #3068EC

Tetradic#68EC30, #30C6EC, #B430EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDEFEB

Lighter +30%#F9C8BC

Lighter +20%#F5A28D

Lighter +10%#F07C5F

Darker −10%#D53B14

Darker −20%#A72E0F

Darker −30%#78210B

Darker −40%#491407

More saturated +25%#FF4B1D

Less saturated −25%#D0674C

Channel breakdown

R236

G86

B48

Red236 (92.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue12.13°

Saturation (HSL)83.19%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 56 · B 30

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