#ec512d

Color #ec512d

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ec512d

RGB

rgb(236, 81, 45)

HSL

hsl(11.3, 83.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.3, 80.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 80.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(56, 58.04, 52.06)

LCH

lch(56, 77.97, 41.89)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1973, 34.3)

HWB

hwb(11.3, 17.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2dc8ec

Analogous

#ec2d69

#ec512d

#ecb02d

Triadic

#ec512d

#2dec51

#512dec

Split-complementary

#ec512d

#2decb0

#2d69ec

Tetradic

#ec512d

#c8ec2d

#2dc8ec

#512dec

Square

#ec512d

#69ec2d

#2dc8ec

#b02dec

Shades

Color #ec512d mixed toward black.

#d73813

#ac2d10

#81220c

#561608

#2b0b04

Tints

Color #ec512d mixed toward white.

#ef6e50

#f28b73

#f5a896

#f9c5b9

#fce2dc

Tones

Color #ec512d mixed toward gray.

#dc5b3d

#cc654d

#bc6f5d

#ac796d

#9c837d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbc38 · ΔE 47.5

Deuteranopia

#c4cd3b · ΔE 52

Tritanopia

#e74041 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec512d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec512d]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#ec512d (#ec512d) is rgb(236, 81, 45) in RGB.

No, #ec512d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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