#ec401a

Color #ec401a

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ec401a

RGB

rgb(236, 64, 26)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 84.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 89%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 89%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(53.58, 63.91, 58.15)

LCH

lch(53.58, 86.41, 42.3)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.2137, 33.41)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 10.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1ac6ec

Analogous

#ec1a5d

#ec401a

#eca91a

Triadic

#ec401a

#1aec40

#401aec

Split-complementary

#ec401a

#1aeca9

#1a5dec

Tetradic

#ec401a

#c6ec1a

#1ac6ec

#401aec

Square

#ec401a

#5dec1a

#1ac6ec

#a91aec

Shades

Color #ec401a mixed toward black.

#ca3211

#a1280d

#791e0a

#511407

#280a03

Tints

Color #ec401a mixed toward white.

#ef6040

#f28066

#f6a08d

#f9bfb3

#fcdfd9

Tones

Color #ec401a mixed toward gray.

#db4b2c

#c9573d

#b8624f

#a66d60

#957872

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbba27 · ΔE 49.7

Deuteranopia

#c3cc29 · ΔE 54.4

Tritanopia

#e72f30 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 29.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec401a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec401a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ec401a (#ec401a) is rgb(236, 64, 26) in RGB.

No, #ec401a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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