#ec2a25

Color #ec2a25

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ec2a25

RGB

rgb(236, 42, 37)

HSL

hsl(1.5, 84%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.5, 84.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 84.3%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(51.41, 70.37, 51.71)

LCH

lch(51.41, 87.33, 36.31)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.2271, 28.2)

HWB

hwb(1.5, 14.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25e7ec

Analogous

#ec2583

#ec2a25

#ec8d25

Triadic

#ec2a25

#25ec2a

#2a25ec

Split-complementary

#ec2a25

#25ec8d

#2583ec

Tetradic

#ec2a25

#e7ec25

#25e7ec

#2a25ec

Square

#ec2a25

#83ec25

#25e7ec

#8d25ec

Shades

Color #ec2a25 mixed toward black.

#d11712

#a7120f

#7e0e0b

#540907

#2a0504

Tints

Color #ec2a25 mixed toward white.

#ef4d49

#f2716e

#f69492

#f9b8b6

#fcdbdb

Tones

Color #ec2a25 mixed toward gray.

#db3a35

#cb4946

#ba5957

#aa6967

#997978

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b826 · ΔE 54

Deuteranopia

#c1cb27 · ΔE 59.1

Tritanopia

#e72727 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec2a25;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec2a25]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ec2a25 (#ec2a25) is rgb(236, 42, 37) in RGB.

No, #ec2a25 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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