#ec3b06 Color Information

#ec3b06 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ec3b06. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 23.1% Green, and 2.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 75% Magenta, 97.5% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 13.8°, with saturation of 95% and lightness of 47.5%. The decimal value for #ec3b06 is 15481606, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ec3b06 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ec3b06 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 59, 6 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 23.1%, 2.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.769, 0.976 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.75, 0.975, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color13.8°, 95.0%, 47.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color13.8°, 97.5%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.189, 20.974, 2.313 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color236, 75, 6 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15481606 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.921, 65.322, 63.436 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.921, 91.056, 44.161 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.921, 142.274, 40.816 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.797, 60.905, 29.063 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.608, 0.353, 20.974 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293671686 / 0xffec3b06 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3300 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #ec3b06

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ec3b06, its pure hue is 13.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.0%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ec3b06, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0701 to #cf3405.

Tints of #ec3b06

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ec3b06, its pure hue is 13.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.0%, and its lightness is 47.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ec3b06, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ee5425 to #fde7e0.

Tones of #ec3b06

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ec3b06, its pure hue is 13.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 95.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ec3b06, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f23800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ec3b06

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ec3b06! For #ec3b06, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ec3b06. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ec3b06

This color, #ec3b06, consists of 92.5% Red, 23.1% Green, and 2.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 59, Blue = 6. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ec3b06 is 0% Cyan, 75% Magenta, 97.5% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G23.1%
M75.0%
B2.4%
Y97.5%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 59 6
Octal 354 73 6
Hexa #ec #3b #06
Binary 11101100 00111011 00000110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 97 7
Octal 0 112 141 7
Hexa #00 #4a #61 #07
Binary 00000000 01001010 01100001 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ec3b06

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ec3b06 — which has hue 13.8° — its analogous colors are located at 13.8° and 343.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec3b06.

Triadic Colors of #ec3b06

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ec3b06 — which has hue 13.8° — its triadic colors are located at 13.8° and 253.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec3b06.

Complementary Color of #ec3b06

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ec3b06 — which has hue 13.8° — its complementary color is located at 193.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec3b06.

Split Complementary Colors of #ec3b06

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ec3b06 — which has hue 13.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 13.8° and 223.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec3b06.

Tetradic Colors of #ec3b06

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ec3b06 — which has hue 13.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 283.8°, 13.8°, 103.8°, and 193.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec3b06.

Monochromatic Colors of #ec3b06

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ec3b06, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #751e05 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fd8f6e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ec3b06

We want to make getting started with #ec3b06 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ec3b06 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ec3b06 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ec3b06 with other HTML elements.

#ec3b06 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ec3b06.
<span style="color: #ec3b06;">The color of this text is #ec3b06.</span>

#ec3b06 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ec3b06.
<div style="background-color: #ec3b06; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ec3b06.</div>

#ec3b06 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ec3b06.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ec3b06;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ec3b06.</span>

#ec3b06 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ec3b06.
<div style="border: #ec3b06 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ec3b06.</div>

#ec3b06 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec3b06 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec3b06; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec3b06 on a white background.</div></div>

#ec3b06 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec3b06 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec3b06; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec3b06 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ec3b06 to White

This is a gradient from #ec3b06 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec3b06,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec3b06 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ec3b06 to Black

This is a gradient from #ec3b06 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec3b06,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec3b06,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec3b06 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ec3b06

In addition to using #ec3b06 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ec3b06 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ec3b06, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 59, Blue = 6). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ec3b06 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ec3b06
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 59, 6)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ec3b06; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ec3b06; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ec3b06; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 59, 6);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ec3b06")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:59, blue:6, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:59 blue:6 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 59f, 6f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 59, 6);
 

#ec3b06 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ec3b06 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ec3b06 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ec3b06 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ec3b06 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ec3b06 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ec3b06 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ec3b06 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ec3b06 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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