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EC4100

#EC4100 closest to Glowing Meteor

#EC4100 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Glowing Meteor. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 25.5% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(236, 65, 0)). Its HSL value is 17° hue, 100% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black. #EC4100 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.32:1.

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#EC4100 color conversion

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Variations of #EC4100

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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#EC4100 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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#EC4100 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC4100 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A08E00
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #776800
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A36400
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A08E00
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BA7A00
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0039
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F62B24
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A47470

#EC4100 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.95:1 Poor#EC4100 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.32:1 Good#EC4100 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC4100 in CSS

/* Glowing Meteor */
.color { color: #EC4100; }
.background { background-color: #EC4100; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC4100; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 65 0);
color: hsl(17 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.215 35.8);

#EC4100 FAQ

What color is #EC4100?

#EC4100 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Glowing Meteor. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC4100?

#EC4100 is rgb(236, 65, 0) in RGB, hsl(17, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 100%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC4100?

The complementary color of #EC4100 is #00ABEC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC4100?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC4100: 5.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC4100 a warm or cool color?

#EC4100 is a warm color.