#ec2e56

Color #ec2e56

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class rose-500 #ff2056 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ec2e56

RGB

rgb(236, 46, 86)

HSL

hsl(347.4, 83.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.4, 80.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 63.6%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(52.36, 71.26, 25.31)

LCH

lch(52.36, 75.62, 19.55)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.2215, 15.93)

HWB

hwb(347.4, 18%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2eecc4

Analogous

#ec2eb5

#ec2e56

#ec652e

Triadic

#ec2e56

#56ec2e

#2e56ec

Split-complementary

#ec2e56

#2eec65

#2eb5ec

Tetradic

#ec2e56

#ecc42e

#2eecc4

#2e56ec

Square

#ec2e56

#b5ec2e

#2eecc4

#652eec

Shades

Color #ec2e56 mixed toward black.

#d7143d

#ac1031

#810c24

#560818

#2b040c

Tints

Color #ec2e56 mixed toward white.

#ef5172

#f2748e

#f597aa

#f9b9c7

#fcdce3

Tones

Color #ec2e56 mixed toward gray.

#dc3e5f

#cc4e68

#bc5e71

#ad6d7b

#9d7d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b84e · ΔE 57.4

Deuteranopia

#c1cb4d · ΔE 63.3

Tritanopia

#e74846 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec2e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec2e56]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ec2e56 (#ec2e56) is rgb(236, 46, 86) in RGB.

No, #ec2e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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