Information about #EC470C color

#EC470C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC470C falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 71, 12) — 92.5% red, 27.8% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 70 / 95 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated warm orange, #EC470C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Trinidad (#E64E03). Slightly further away sit Kidney Cancer orange (#F55000) and Kitrinomiktos (#F45100).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(236, 71, 12)), which gives #EC470C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. #EC470C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EC470C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EC470C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EC470C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC470C
  • RGB236, 71, 12
  • CMYK0, 70, 95, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 71, 12)
  • HSL16°, 90%, 49%
  • HSL Precise15.804°, 90.323%, 48.627%
  • HSV16°, 95%, 93%
  • HSB16°, 95%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.278, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.278, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.278, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEC470C
  • DECIMAL ID15484684
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01