Recognised as Colour
#EC5A40
- #EC5A40
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EC5A40 is a red with RGB values 236, 90, 64 and HSL 9°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EC5A40#EC5A40
HEX#EC5A40
RGBrgb(236, 90, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3529, 0.251
RGB percentages92.5%, 35.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(9.1, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 72.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,489,600
CSS custom property--colour: #EC5A40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#13A5BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#40D2EC
Analogous#EC407C, #ECB040
Triadic#40EC5A, #5A40EC
Split complementary#40ECB0, #407CEC
Tetradic#7CEC40, #40D2EC, #B040EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G90
B64
Red236 (92.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue9.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 5A · B 40
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