HEX atlas value

#EC2727

#EC2727 is a warm red HEX color close to Poppy Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 39, 39, HSL 0, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.1943, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EC2727 Sample readable text

HEX #EC2727

RGB rgb(236, 39, 39)

HSL hsl(0 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 83, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.1943

Contrast Black 4.89:1White 4.3:1

CSS

--color-ec2727: #EC2727;
.background-ec2727 { background-color: #EC2727; }
.text-ec2727 { color: #EC2727; }

Luminance0.1943

Black text4.89:1AA Pass

White text4.3:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EC2727","rgb":[236,39,39],"hsl":[0,84,54],"cmyk":[0,83,83,7],"luminance":0.1943,"contrast":{"black":4.89,"white":4.3}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#27ECEC","hex":"#27ECEC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.3,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EC8A27","hex":"#EC8A27","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#F47C7C","hex":"#F47C7C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.02,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A90F0F","hex":"#A90F0F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Poppy Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec2727.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27ECEC","analogous":["#EC278A","#EC8A27"],"triadic":["#27EC27","#2727EC"],"tetradic":["#8AEC27","#27ECEC","#8A27EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27EC8A","#278AEC"],"monochromatic":["#F47C7C","#EC2727","#A90F0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F47C7C","dark":"#A90F0F","saturated":"#FF1414","desaturated":"#D24141","pastel":"#EEA5A5","neon":"#FF3D3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"crimson","name":"Crimson","hex":"#DC143C","distance":32.526911934581186},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":36.22154055254967},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":39.45883931389772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC2727

#EC2727 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EC2727 is visually closest to Poppy Red, a named red color with HEX #DC343B.

The RGB channels are 236, 39, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 84% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1943, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.89:1AA Pass

White text4.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC2727 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.89:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#27ECEC#000000 text · best 14.3:1#27ECEC

#EC8A27#000000 text · best 8.23:1#EC8A27

#F47C7C#000000 text · best 8.02:1#F47C7C

#A90F0F#FFFFFF text · best 7.6:1#A90F0F

Cinnabar#000000 text · best 5.4:1#E44D2E

Generated Palette

#EC2727#EC2727

#27ECEC#27ECEC

#EC278A#EC278A

#EC8A27#EC8A27

#F47C7C#F47C7C

#A90F0F#A90F0F

Color Harmonies

#27ECEC#27ECEC

#EC278A#EC278A

#EC8A27#EC8A27

#27EC27#27EC27

#2727EC#2727EC

Variants

#F47C7C#F47C7C

#A90F0F#A90F0F

#FF1414#FF1414

#D24141#D24141

#EEA5A5#EEA5A5

#FF3D3D#FF3D3D

Nearest Named Colors

Poppy Red#DC343B

Vermilion#E34234

Crimson#DC143C

Persian Red#CC3333

Cinnabar#E44D2E

#EC2727

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC2727

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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