Close to Lava
#EC0021
#EC0021 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 0% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 352°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EC0021.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.58:1 AABlack text on this color
4.59:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.58:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.59:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC0021 as they’d see it.
#EC0021 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #EC0021
What color is #EC0021?
#EC0021 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 0% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 352°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC0021 in RGB?
#EC0021 is rgb(236, 0, 33): 236 red, 0 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC0021 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 86, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC0021?
PANTONE 185 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC0021?
Its complement #168472 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.