Recognised as Colour
#EC574E
- #EC574E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC574E is a red with RGB values 236, 87, 78 and HSL 3°, 81%, 62%. 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
#EC574E#EC574E
HEX#EC574E
RGBrgb(236, 87, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3412, 0.3059
RGB percentages92.5%, 34.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(3.4, 80.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 66.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 66.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,488,846
CSS custom property--colour: #EC574E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#13A8B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EE3EC
Analogous#EC4E94, #ECA64E
Triadic#4EEC57, #574EEC
Split complementary#4EECA6, #4E94EC
Tetradic#94EC4E, #4EE3EC, #A64EEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G87
B78
Red236 (92.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue3.42°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 57 · B 4E
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