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EC0040

#EC0040 Red Ribbon

#EC0040 is a medium, vivid red named Red Ribbon. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 0.0% green and 25.1% blue (rgb(236, 0, 64)). Its HSL value is 344° hue, 100% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 7% black. #EC0040 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.64:1.

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Variations of #EC0040

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EC0040 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EC0040 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC0040 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 51% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #948638
  • Protanopia 46% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #605A40
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98543D
  • Deuteranopia 51% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948638
  • Deuteranomaly 68% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B36D3A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0026
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F60035
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F676C

#EC0040 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.53:1 Good#EC0040 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.64:1 Good#EC0040 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC0040 in CSS

/* Red Ribbon */
.color { color: #EC0040; }
.background { background-color: #EC0040; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC0040; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 0 64);
color: hsl(344 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.597 0.240 19.4);

#EC0040 FAQ

What color is #EC0040?

#EC0040 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Red Ribbon. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC0040?

#EC0040 is rgb(236, 0, 64) in RGB, hsl(344, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC0040?

The complementary color of #EC0040 is #00ECAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC0040?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC0040: 4.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC0040 a warm or cool color?

#EC0040 is a warm color.