#ec4e45

Color #ec4e45

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ec4e45

RGB

rgb(236, 78, 69)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 81.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 70.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 70.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(55.8, 60.12, 39.39)

LCH

lch(55.8, 71.87, 33.23)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1958, 27.3)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 27.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45e3ec

Analogous

#ec4590

#ec4e45

#eca145

Triadic

#ec4e45

#45ec4e

#4e45ec

Split-complementary

#ec4e45

#45eca1

#4590ec

Tetradic

#ec4e45

#e3ec45

#45e3ec

#4e45ec

Square

#ec4e45

#90ec45

#45e3ec

#a145ec

Shades

Color #ec4e45 mixed toward black.

#e72318

#b91c13

#8a150e

#5c0e09

#2e0705

Tints

Color #ec4e45 mixed toward white.

#ef6b64

#f28983

#f6a6a2

#f9c4c1

#fce1e0

Tones

Color #ec4e45 mixed toward gray.

#de5a53

#d06761

#c2736f

#b4807d

#a68c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbc47 · ΔE 50.3

Deuteranopia

#c4cd48 · ΔE 55.1

Tritanopia

#e74949 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec4e45;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec4e45]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ec4e45 (#ec4e45) is rgb(236, 78, 69) in RGB.

No, #ec4e45 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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