All About Color #EC042E

#EC042E

About #EC042E

#EC042E is a medium red color with the hex code #EC042E. In RGB it is red 236, green 4, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 349°, saturation 97%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 0%, 98%, 81%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 4.54:1 on white and 4.62:1 on black.

#EC042E Color Conversion

Hex tripletEC, 04, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 98.31%, 80.51%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal236, 4, 46
HSL349°, 97%, 47%
RGB Octal354, 4, 56
HSV (HSB)349.14°, 98.31%, 92.55%
RGB Binary11101100, 100, 101110
CIE-L*AB49.64, 75.90, 45.43
RGB Percent92.55%, 1.57%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH49.64, 88.46, 30.90
XYZ35.13, 18.12, 4.23
CIE-L*UV49.64, 156.07, 27.04
xyY0.61, 0.32, 18.12
Hunter-Lab42.56, 72.83, 23.90
RYB92.55%, 1.57%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#EC042E on a dark background: contrast 4.62:1, passes WCAG AA.
#EC042E on a light background: contrast 4.54:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #EC042E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #EC042E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#EC042E · #FC4F6F · #92021D · #04ECC1 · #4FFCDD

Analogous palette

#C104EC · #EC04A2 · #EC042E · #EC4D04 · #ECC104

Triadic palette

#EC042E · #2EEC04 · #042EEC · #FC4F6F · #6FFC4F

Tetradic palette

#EC042E · #A2EC04 · #04ECC1 · #4D04EC · #92021D

Monochromatic palette

#550111 · #A1021F · #EC042E · #FC4063 · #FD8BA0

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