Information about #EC0404 color

#EC0404 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC0404 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 4, 4) — 92.5% red, 1.6% green, 1.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 91 / 91 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #EC0404 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Arsenal Red (#EF0107). Its next-closest registered neighbors are J15 RED (#F00000) and Electric Red (#E60000).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 4, 4) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC0404: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. #EC0404 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EC0404 color variations

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

#EC0404 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 #EC0404

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

Arsenal Red color link
Arsenal Red

#EF0107

J15 RED color link
J15 RED

#F00000

Electric Red color link
Electric Red

#E60000

Coke Red color link
Coke Red

#F40009

KU Crimson color link
KU Crimson

#E8000D

Pyrotect Red color link
Pyrotect Red

#E10000

Nintendo Red color link
Nintendo Red

#E4000F

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Red color link
Red

#FF0000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC0404
  • RGB236, 4, 4
  • CMYK0, 91, 91, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 4, 4)
  • HSL0°, 97%, 47%
  • HSL Precise0°, 96.667%, 47.059%
  • HSV0°, 98%, 93%
  • HSB0°, 98%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.016, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.016, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.016, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEC0404
  • DECIMAL ID15467524
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01