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Recognised as Colour

#EC2872

  • #EC2872
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC2872 is a red with RGB values 236, 40, 114 and HSL 337°, 84%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC2872#EC2872
HEX#EC2872
RGBrgb(236, 40, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1569, 0.4471
RGB percentages92.5%, 15.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(337.3, 83.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 83.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 83.1%, 51.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,476,850
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#13D78D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#928B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 17.8Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.4Crimson · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 31.1Indian red · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28ECA2
Analogous#EC28D4, #EC4028
Triadic#72EC28, #2872EC
Split complementary#28EC40, #28D4EC
Tetradic#D4EC28, #28ECA2, #4028EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE3ED
Lighter +30%#F8B5CE
Lighter +20%#F486AF
Lighter +10%#F05791
Darker −10%#CF1259
Darker −20%#A00E45
Darker −30%#710A31
Darker −40%#42061D
More saturated +25%#FF156D
Less saturated −25%#CF4579

Channel breakdown

R236
G40
B114
Red236 (92.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue337.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.76%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 28 · B 72

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