What color is #EC2D46?

#EC2D46 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Charismatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EC2D46?

The RGB value is 236, 45, 70: 236 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EC2D46?

The complementary color is #2DECD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC2D46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EC2D46 color

#EC2D46 rgb(236, 45, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #EC2D46 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (236, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 83% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 70% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Charismatic Red (#EE2244), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#EC2D46 color codes

HEX	`#EC2D46`
RGB	`rgb(236, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 83%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 81%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 70%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, 70.73, 34.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 78.63, 25.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.64, 20.158, 7.755)`
Decimal	`15478086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EC2D46, 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 #EC2D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EC2D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #EC2D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec2d46; }
.text { color: #ec2d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec2d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec2d46, #ec742d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #EC2D46?: #EC2D46 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Charismatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EC2D46?: The RGB value is 236, 45, 70: 236 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EC2D46?: The complementary color is #2DECD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC2D46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.