#ec2451

Color #ec2451

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class rose-500 #ff2056 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ec2451

RGB

rgb(236, 36, 81)

HSL

hsl(346.5, 84%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.5, 84.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 84.7%, 65.7%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(51.49, 73.23, 27.19)

LCH

lch(51.49, 78.11, 20.37)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.2276, 16.46)

HWB

hwb(346.5, 14.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24ecbf

Analogous

#ec24b5

#ec2451

#ec5b24

Triadic

#ec2451

#51ec24

#2451ec

Split-complementary

#ec2451

#24ec5b

#24b5ec

Tetradic

#ec2451

#ecbf24

#24ecbf

#2451ec

Square

#ec2451

#b5ec24

#24ecbf

#5b24ec

Shades

Color #ec2451 mixed toward black.

#d0123d

#a70e31

#7d0b25

#530718

#2a040c

Tints

Color #ec2451 mixed toward white.

#ef486e

#f26d8b

#f591a8

#f9b6c5

#fcdae2

Tones

Color #ec2451 mixed toward gray.

#db355a

#cb4563

#ba566c

#a96776

#99777f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b749 · ΔE 57.9

Deuteranopia

#c1ca47 · ΔE 63.8

Tritanopia

#e74240 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec2451;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec2451]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec2451 (#ec2451) is rgb(236, 36, 81) in RGB.

No, #ec2451 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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