#ec4b4c

Color #ec4b4c

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 12.64 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ec4b4c

RGB

rgb(236, 75, 76)

HSL

hsl(359.6, 80.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(359.6, 68.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.2%, 67.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(55.47, 61.61, 35.06)

LCH

lch(55.47, 70.89, 29.64)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1977, 24.35)

HWB

hwb(359.6, 29.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4beceb

Analogous

#ec4b9d

#ec4b4c

#ec9a4b

Triadic

#ec4b4c

#4cec4b

#4b4cec

Split-complementary

#ec4b4c

#4bec9a

#4b9dec

Tetradic

#ec4b4c

#eceb4b

#4beceb

#4b4cec

Square

#ec4b4c

#9dec4b

#4beceb

#9a4bec

Shades

Color #ec4b4c mixed toward black.

#e71c1e

#bc1415

#8d0f10

#5e0a0a

#2f0505

Tints

Color #ec4b4c mixed toward white.

#ef696a

#f28788

#f6a5a6

#f9c3c3

#fce1e1

Tones

Color #ec4b4c mixed toward gray.

#df5959

#d16667

#c47374

#b68181

#a98e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbb4c · ΔE 51.2

Deuteranopia

#c4cd4c · ΔE 56.6

Tritanopia

#e74c4c · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec4b4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec4b4c]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec4b4c (#ec4b4c) is rgb(236, 75, 76) in RGB.

No, #ec4b4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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