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#EC1349 Color

#EC1349 is rgb(236, 19, 73) in RGB, hsl(345, 85%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 69%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC1349
HEX#EC1349
RGBrgb(236, 19, 73)
HSLhsl(345, 85%, 50%)
HSVhsv(345, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 69%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.235 17.7)
LABlab(51.31% 75.76 32.62)
LCHlch(51.31% 82.48 23.29)

What #EC1349 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EC1349, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EC1349 Channel Values

How #EC1349 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 19 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 85% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 69% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC1349 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC1349 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC1349

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC1349; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC1349

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC1349.

How #EC1349 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#EC1349
Protanopia#6B6B47
Protanomaly#AE5548
Deuteranopia#91913B
Deuteranomaly#BC7341
Tritanopia#EB2020
Tritanomaly#EB1B35
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC1349 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec1349: #EC1349;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC1349;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec1349': '#EC1349' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.075, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_ec1349">#EC1349</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC1349"

More Red Colors

#EC1349 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC1349 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC1349?

#EC1349 is a mid-tone red — rgb(236, 19, 73) in RGB and hsl(345, 85%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #EC1349?

#EC1349 is rgb(236, 19, 73) — red 236, green 19, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC1349?

#EC1349 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 69%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC1349 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC1349 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC1349 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC1349 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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