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#ec4449

a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
236, 68, 73
HSL
358°, 82%, 60%
CMYK
0, 71, 69, 8
Luminance
0.2245

Every format

HEX#ec4449
RGBrgb(236, 68, 73)
HSLhsl(358, 82%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 69%, 8%)
LABlab(54.5 64.0 35.6)
LCHlch(54.5 73.3 29.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.632 0.204 23.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ec4449;
background-color: #ec4449;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ec4449] bg-[#ec4449]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ec4449;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.267, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ec4449")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ec4449 on white: 3.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ec4449 on black: 5.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green26.7%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta71.2%
Yellow69.1%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ec4449 text on a black background

contrast 5.49:1

Card sample

#ec4449 text on a white background

contrast 3.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ec4449;
Background color
Panel with #ec4449 background
background-color: #ec4449;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ec4449;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 68, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 68, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ec4449;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4449, #ECAF44);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ec4449

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ec4449 in the Color Lab