What color is #EC4F28?

#EC4F28 is a vivid red known as Hot Shot. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Shot?

The RGB value is 236, 79, 40: 236 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Shot?

The complementary color is #28C5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC4F28?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Shot color: hex code #EC4F28

#EC4F28 rgb(236, 79, 40)

Shades of red

Hot Shot has the hex code #EC4F28. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 31% green and 15.7% blue (236, 79, 40).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 84% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 83% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

Hot Shot (#EC4F28) color codes

HEX	`#EC4F28`
RGB	`rgb(236, 79, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 31%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 84%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 83%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 83%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 58.7, 54.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 79.8, 42.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.775, 23.584, 4.57)`
Decimal	`15486760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Shot, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EC4F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EC4F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EC4F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec4f28; }
.text { color: #ec4f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec4f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 79 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec4f28, #ecb128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orange Red.

See #EC4F28 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC4F28?: #EC4F28 is a vivid red known as Hot Shot. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Shot?: The RGB value is 236, 79, 40: 236 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Shot?: The complementary color is #28C5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC4F28?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.