HEX atlas value

#EC5527

#EC5527 is a warm red HEX color close to Fire Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 85, 39, HSL 14, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.2448, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EC5527 Sample readable text

HEX #EC5527

RGB rgb(236, 85, 39)

HSL hsl(14 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.2448

Contrast Black 5.9:1White 3.56:1

CSS

--color-ec5527: #EC5527;
.background-ec5527 { background-color: #EC5527; }
.text-ec5527 { color: #EC5527; }

Luminance0.2448

Black text5.9:1AA Pass

White text3.56:1AA 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":"#EC5527","rgb":[236,85,39],"hsl":[14,84,54],"cmyk":[0,64,83,7],"luminance":0.2448,"contrast":{"black":5.9,"white":3.56}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECB827","hex":"#ECB827","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.45,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#27BEEC","hex":"#27BEEC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.66,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4987C","hex":"#F4987C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A9330F","hex":"#A9330F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Fire Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec5527.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27BEEC","analogous":["#EC275C","#ECB827"],"triadic":["#27EC55","#5527EC"],"tetradic":["#5CEC27","#27BEEC","#B827EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27ECB8","#275CEC"],"monochromatic":["#F4987C","#EC5527","#A9330F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4987C","dark":"#A9330F","saturated":"#FF4B14","desaturated":"#D26341","pastel":"#EEB6A5","neon":"#FF6A3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":10.344080432788601},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":13.30413469565007},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":34.0147027033899}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC5527

#EC5527 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EC5527 is visually closest to Fire Opal, a named orange color with HEX #E95C20.

The RGB channels are 236, 85, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg 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 0.2448, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.9:1AA Pass

White text3.56:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC5527 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.9:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECB827#000000 text · best 11.45:1#ECB827

#27BEEC#000000 text · best 9.66:1#27BEEC

#F4987C#000000 text · best 9.63:1#F4987C

Neon Orange#000000 text · best 6.91:1#FF5F1F

#A9330F#FFFFFF text · best 6.63:1#A9330F

Generated Palette

#EC5527#EC5527

#27BEEC#27BEEC

#EC275C#EC275C

#ECB827#ECB827

#F4987C#F4987C

#A9330F#A9330F

Color Harmonies

#27BEEC#27BEEC

#EC275C#EC275C

#ECB827#ECB827

#27EC55#27EC55

#5527EC#5527EC

Variants

#F4987C#F4987C

#A9330F#A9330F

#FF4B14#FF4B14

#D26341#D26341

#EEB6A5#EEB6A5

#FF6A3D#FF6A3D

Nearest Named Colors

Fire Opal#E95C20

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

Vermilion#E34234

Chocolate#D2691E

#EC5527

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC5527

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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