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Recognised as Colour

#EC407C

  • #EC407C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC407C is a red with RGB values 236, 64, 124 and HSL 339°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC407C#EC407C
HEX#EC407C
RGBrgb(236, 64, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.251, 0.4863
RGB percentages92.5%, 25.1%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(339.1, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 47.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,004
CSS custom property--colour: #EC407C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#13BF83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#969078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF1C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 19.8Hot pink · ΔE 20.3Medium violet red · ΔE 23.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Crimson · ΔE 28.6Indian red · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40ECB0
Analogous#EC40D2, #EC5A40
Triadic#7CEC40, #407CEC
Split complementary#40EC5A, #40D2EC
Tetradic#D2EC40, #40ECB0, #5A40EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFB
Lighter +30%#FACBDB
Lighter +20%#F59DBC
Lighter +10%#F16E9C
Darker −10%#E2175E
Darker −20%#B4124A
Darker −30%#860D37
Darker −40%#570924
More saturated +25%#FF2D76
Less saturated −25%#D25A84

Channel breakdown

R236
G64
B124
Red236 (92.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue339.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 40 · B 7C

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