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#EC190E Color

#EC190E is rgb(236, 25, 14) in RGB, hsl(3, 89%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 94%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC190E
HEX#EC190E
RGBrgb(236, 25, 14)
HSLhsl(3, 89%, 49%)
HSVhsv(3, 94%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 94%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.237 29.5)
LABlab(51.14% 74.00 62.29)
LCHlch(51.14% 96.72 40.09)

What #EC190E 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 #EC190E, 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.

#EC190E Channel Values

How #EC190E 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 25 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 89% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 94% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 94% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC190E 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC190E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC190E; 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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Tints & Shades of #EC190E

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 #EC190E.

How #EC190E 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#EC190E
Protanopia#6C6C02
Protanomaly#AF5707
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#BC7400
Tritanopia#EC1818
Tritanomaly#EC1814
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC190E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec190e: #EC190E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC190E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec190e': '#EC190E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.098, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_ec190e">#EC190E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC190E"

More Red Colors

#EC190E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC190E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC190E?

#EC190E is a mid-tone red — rgb(236, 25, 14) in RGB and hsl(3, 89%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #EC190E?

#EC190E is rgb(236, 25, 14) — red 236, green 25, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC190E?

#EC190E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 94%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC190E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC190E scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC190E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC190E 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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