Recognised as Colour

#EC4294

#EC4294
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#EC4294 is a red with RGB values 236, 66, 148 and HSL 331°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#EC4294

RGBrgb(236, 66, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2588, 0.5804

RGB percentages92.5%, 25.9%, 58%

HSLhsl(331.1, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 72%, 37.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,483,540

CSS custom property--colour: #EC4294;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#13BD6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#637296no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#929290no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2F66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12 Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1 Deep pink · ΔE 14.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 32.3 Violet · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42EC9A

Analogous#EC42E9, #EC4542

Triadic#94EC42, #4294EC

Split complementary#42EC45, #42E9EC

Tetradic#E9EC42, #42EC9A, #4542EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBFD

Lighter +30%#FACDE3

Lighter +20%#F59FC8

Lighter +10%#F170AE

Darker −10%#E4177A

Darker −20%#B61261

Darker −30%#870E48

Darker −40%#590930

More saturated +25%#FF2F93

Less saturated −25%#D25C95

Channel breakdown

R236

G66

B148

Red236 (92.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue331.06°

Saturation (HSL)81.73%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 42 · B 94

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Colour values

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