What color is #EC2938?

#EC2938 is a vivid red known as Imperial Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Imperial Red?

The RGB value is 236, 41, 56: 236 red, 41 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Imperial Red?

The complementary color is #29ECDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC2938?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Imperial Red color: hex code #EC2938

#EC2938 rgb(236, 41, 56)

Shades of red

Imperial Red has the hex code #EC2938. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 16.1% green and 22% blue (236, 41, 56).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 84% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 76% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

Imperial Red (#EC2938) color codes

HEX	`#EC2938`
RGB	`rgb(236, 41, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 16.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 84%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 83%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 76%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, 71.13, 41.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 82.51, 30.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.103, 19.71, 5.644)`
Decimal	`15477048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Imperial Red, 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 #EC2938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EC2938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #EC2938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec2938; }
.text { color: #ec2938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec2938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 41 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec2938, #ec7b29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #EC2938 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC2938?: #EC2938 is a vivid red known as Imperial Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Imperial Red?: The RGB value is 236, 41, 56: 236 red, 41 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Imperial Red?: The complementary color is #29ECDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC2938?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.