Recognised as Colour
#EC16A0
- #EC16A0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#EC16A0 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 22, 160 and HSL 321°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#EC16A0#EC16A0
HEX#EC16A0
RGBrgb(236, 22, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0863, 0.6275
RGB percentages92.5%, 8.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(321.3, 84.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 90.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 32.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,288
CSS custom property--colour: #EC16A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#13E95F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16EC62
Analogous#CD16EC, #EC1635
Triadic#A0EC16, #16A0EC
Split complementary#35EC16, #16ECCD
Tetradic#ECCD16, #16EC62, #1635EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G22
B160
Red236 (92.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue321.31°
Saturation (HSL)84.92%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 16 · B A0
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