Close to Grapefruit
#EC5249
#EC5249 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 32.2% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 81% saturation and 61% 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 #EC5249.
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.
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5.87:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.87:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC5249 as they’d see it.
#EC5249 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EC5249
What color is #EC5249?
#EC5249 is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 32.2% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 81% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC5249 in RGB?
#EC5249 is rgb(236, 82, 73): 236 red, 82 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC5249 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 65, 69, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC5249?
PANTONE 7417 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC5249?
Its complement #00969D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.