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Recognised as Colour

#EC3B6C

  • #EC3B6C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#EC3B6C is a red with RGB values 236, 59, 108 and HSL 343°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EC3B6C#EC3B6C
HEX#EC3B6C
RGBrgb(236, 59, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2314, 0.4235
RGB percentages92.5%, 23.1%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(343.4, 82.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.4, 75%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 75%, 54.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,481,708
CSS custom property--colour: #EC3B6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#13C493

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#978E68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0050no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.5Indian red · ΔE 25.4Deep pink · ΔE 25.5Hot pink · ΔE 28Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2Light coral · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BECBB
Analogous#EC3BC5, #EC633B
Triadic#6CEC3B, #3B6CEC
Split complementary#3BEC63, #3BC5EC
Tetradic#C5EC3B, #3BECBB, #623BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5F7
Lighter +30%#FAC6D5
Lighter +20%#F598B2
Lighter +10%#F1698F
Darker −10%#DE164D
Darker −20%#B0113D
Darker −30%#810D2D
Darker −40%#53081D
More saturated +25%#FF2864
Less saturated −25%#D15678

Channel breakdown

R236
G59
B108
Red236 (92.5%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue343.39°
Saturation (HSL)82.33%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 3B · B 6C

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