Information about #EC552B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #EC552B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 a hair away from be Supernormal. orange (#F15A29). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rouxous (#EE5322) and MAYHEM Orange (#F04E26).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(236, 85, 43)), which gives #EC552B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#EC552B color variations
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#EC552B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EC552B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EC552B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EC552B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EC552B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #EC552B color
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Nearest named colors to #EC552B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F15A29
#EE5322
#F04E26
#F15A24
#E44D2E
#E25822
#EB6123
#F04E1F
#E56024
#E35C38
#E96139
#DF6124
#EC552B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EC552B
- RGB236, 85, 43
- CMYK0, 59, 76, 7
- CSSrgb(236, 85, 43)
- HSL13°, 84%, 55%
- HSL Precise13.057°, 83.55%, 54.706%
- HSV13°, 82%, 93%
- HSB13°, 82%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.333, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.333, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.333, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDEC552B
- DECIMAL ID15488299
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
