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Recognised as Colour

#EC457F

  • #EC457F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC457F is a red with RGB values 236, 69, 127 and HSL 339°, 81%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC457F#EC457F
HEX#EC457F
RGBrgb(236, 69, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2706, 0.498
RGB percentages92.5%, 27.1%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(339.2, 81.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 70.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 70.8%, 46.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,484,287
CSS custom property--colour: #EC457F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#13BA80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97917Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF285Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 19Deep pink · ΔE 20.5Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Indian red · ΔE 28.1Crimson · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45ECB2
Analogous#EC45D3, #EC5F45
Triadic#7FEC45, #457FEC
Split complementary#45EC5F, #45D2EC
Tetradic#D2EC45, #45ECB2, #5F45EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#FAD0DF
Lighter +20%#F5A2BF
Lighter +10%#F1739F
Darker −10%#E6185F
Darker −20%#B8134C
Darker −30%#8A0E39
Darker −40%#5C0926
More saturated +25%#FF3279
Less saturated −25%#D25F87

Channel breakdown

R236
G69
B127
Red236 (92.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue339.16°
Saturation (HSL)81.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 45 · B 7F

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