#ec5145

Color #ec5145

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ec5145

RGB

rgb(236, 81, 69)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 81.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 70.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 70.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(56.24, 58.93, 39.9)

LCH

lch(56.24, 71.17, 34.1)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.193, 28.09)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 27.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45e0ec

Analogous

#ec458d

#ec5145

#eca445

Triadic

#ec5145

#45ec51

#5145ec

Split-complementary

#ec5145

#45eca4

#458dec

Tetradic

#ec5145

#e0ec45

#45e0ec

#5145ec

Square

#ec5145

#8dec45

#45e0ec

#a445ec

Shades

Color #ec5145 mixed toward black.

#e72618

#b91f13

#8a170e

#5c0f09

#2e0805

Tints

Color #ec5145 mixed toward white.

#ef6e64

#f28b83

#f6a8a2

#f9c5c1

#fce2e0

Tones

Color #ec5145 mixed toward gray.

#de5d53

#d06961

#c2756f

#b4817d

#a68d8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbc48 · ΔE 49.5

Deuteranopia

#c4cd49 · ΔE 54.3

Tritanopia

#e74a4b · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec5145;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec5145]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ec5145 (#ec5145) is rgb(236, 81, 69) in RGB.

No, #ec5145 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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