Recognised as Colour
#EC5742
- #EC5742
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC5742 is a red with RGB values 236, 87, 66 and HSL 7°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EC5742#EC5742
HEX#EC5742
RGBrgb(236, 87, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3412, 0.2588
RGB percentages92.5%, 34.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(7.4, 81.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 72%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 72%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,488,834
CSS custom property--colour: #EC5742;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#13A8BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42D7EC
Analogous#EC4282, #ECAC42
Triadic#42EC57, #5742EC
Split complementary#42ECAC, #4282EC
Tetradic#82EC42, #42D7EC, #AC42EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G87
B66
Red236 (92.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue7.41°
Saturation (HSL)81.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 57 · B 42
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