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#EC533C Color

#EC533C is rgb(236, 83, 60) in RGB, hsl(8, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 75%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (#E34234), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC533C
HEX#EC533C
RGBrgb(236, 83, 60)
HSLhsl(8, 82%, 58%)
HSVhsv(8, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 75%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.193 31.3)
LABlab(57.21% 59.05 46.46)
LCHlch(57.21% 75.14 38.19)

What #EC533C 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 #EC533C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vermilion#E34234ΔE 5.11Tomato#FF6347ΔE 5.96Orange-red (Crayola)#FF5349ΔE 7.66Tart Orange#FB4D46ΔE 7.9Sunset Orange#FD5E53ΔE 8.11Fire Opal#E95C4BΔE 8.33

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

#EC533C Channel Values

How #EC533C 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 83 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 82% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 75% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC533C 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC533C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC533C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC533C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC533C
Complementary
#3CD4EC
Analogous
#EC3C7C
Analogous
#ECAB3C
Triadic
#3CEC53
Triadic
#533CEC
Split comp.
#3CECAB
Split comp.
#3C7CEC

Tints & Shades of #EC533C

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

#EE6C58
#F1806F
#F4998B
#F6B1A7
#F9CAC3
#FBDEDA

Shades

#E83317
#C82C14
#A22410
#7D1B0C
#581309
#380C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC533C.

How #EC533C 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#EC533C
Protanopia#80803A
Protanomaly#B5703B
Deuteranopia#9D9D2B
Deuteranomaly#C28533
Tritanopia#ED5151
Tritanomaly#EC5249
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC533C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec533c: #EC533C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC533C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec533c': '#EC533C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.325, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_ec533c">#EC533C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC533C"

More Red Colors

#EC533C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EC533C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC533C?

#EC533C is a mid-tone red — rgb(236, 83, 60) in RGB and hsl(8, 82%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (#E34234), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #EC533C?

#EC533C is rgb(236, 83, 60) — red 236, green 83, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC533C?

#EC533C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 75%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC533C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC533C scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC533C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC533C 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 5.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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