Recognised as Colour

#EC308C

#EC308C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#EC308C is a red with RGB values 236, 48, 140 and HSL 331°, 83%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC308C#EC308C

HEX#EC308C

RGBrgb(236, 48, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1882, 0.549

RGB percentages92.5%, 18.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(330.6, 83.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 79.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 40.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,478,924

CSS custom property--colour: #EC308C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#13CF73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6A8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF015Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 10 Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1 Hot pink · ΔE 16.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.5 Orchid · ΔE 36.4 Crimson · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#30EC90

Analogous#EC30EA, #EC3230

Triadic#8CEC30, #308CEC

Split complementary#30EC32, #30EAEC

Tetradic#EAEC30, #30EC90, #3230EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDEBF4

Lighter +30%#F9BCDA

Lighter +20%#F58DC0

Lighter +10%#F05FA6

Darker −10%#D51472

Darker −20%#A70F59

Darker −30%#780B40

Darker −40%#490727

More saturated +25%#FF1D8C

Less saturated −25%#D04C8D

Channel breakdown

R236

G48

B140

Red236 (92.5%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue330.64°

Saturation (HSL)83.19%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 30 · B 8C

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Colour values

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