#ec5a42

Color #ec5a42

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec5a42

RGB

rgb(236, 90, 66)

HSL

hsl(8.5, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.5, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 72%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(57.6, 55.04, 43.07)

LCH

lch(57.6, 69.89, 38.04)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1851, 31.71)

HWB

hwb(8.5, 25.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42d4ec

Analogous

#ec427f

#ec5a42

#ecaf42

Triadic

#ec5a42

#42ec5a

#5a42ec

Split-complementary

#ec5a42

#42ecaf

#427fec

Tetradic

#ec5a42

#d4ec42

#42d4ec

#5a42ec

Square

#ec5a42

#7fec42

#42d4ec

#af42ec

Shades

Color #ec5a42 mixed toward black.

#e53417

#b72a12

#891f0e

#5b1509

#2e0a05

Tints

Color #ec5a42 mixed toward white.

#ef7661

#f29181

#f5ada0

#f9c8c0

#fce4df

Tones

Color #ec5a42 mixed toward gray.

#de6450

#d06e5e

#c1796c

#b3837b

#a58d89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbe49 · ΔE 47

Deuteranopia

#c6ce4a · ΔE 51.4

Tritanopia

#e74d4e · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 27.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec5a42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec5a42]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ec5a42 (#ec5a42) is rgb(236, 90, 66) in RGB.

No, #ec5a42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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