Red Strawberry (#EC0304)

The hex code for Red Strawberry is #EC0304. It is rgb(236, 3, 4) in RGB, hsl(360, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 7%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC0304

HEX#EC0304

RGBrgb(236, 3, 4)

HSLhsl(360, 97%, 47%)

HSVhsv(360, 99%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.242 29.1)

LABlab(50.38% 76.01 64.78)

LCHlch(50.38% 99.87 40.44)

Colors Closest to Red Strawberry

Red Strawberry is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Red (RYB)#FE2712ΔE 5.32 Vivid Red#F70D1AΔE 5.53 Nintendo Red#E4000FΔE 5.57 Neon Red#FF1818ΔE 5.73 Neon Scarlet#FF2603ΔE 7.14 Scarlet#FF2400ΔE 7.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EC0304 Channel Values

How Red Strawberry breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 3 · B 4	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 360° · S 97% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 360° · S 99% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 99% · Y 98% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.58:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Red Strawberry background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Red Strawberry

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Red Strawberry; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Red Strawberry

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Red Strawberry Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EC0304

Protanopia#6A6A00

Protanomaly#AE5300

Deuteranopia#909000

Deuteranomaly#BC7200

Tritanopia#EC0303

Tritanomaly#EC0303

Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #EC0304 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--red-strawberry: #EC0304;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC0304;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'red-strawberry': '#EC0304' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.012, blue: 0.016)

Android XML<color name="red_strawberry">#EC0304</color>

SVG fillfill="#EC0304"

More Red Colors

Red Strawberry sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ecb6b6 eb5252 eccfcf eb284f ed1c24 eb0000 ed2939 eadcdc ee204d ea9090 ef4e6e e97451 f7d4d4 ff0800 ff6161 ffadc2 ffebee 460809 6f1515 8a0015 a21606 bd002f cc474b df0118

#EC0304 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Red Strawberry?

The hex code for Red Strawberry is #EC0304. That is rgb(236, 3, 4) in RGB, hsl(360, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #EC0304?

#EC0304 is rgb(236, 3, 4) — red 236, green 3, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC0304?

#EC0304 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 98%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC0304 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC0304 scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC0304 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC0304 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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