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Recognised as Colour

#EC4B87

  • #EC4B87
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC4B87 is a red with RGB values 236, 75, 135 and HSL 338°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC4B87#EC4B87
HEX#EC4B87
RGBrgb(236, 75, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2941, 0.5294
RGB percentages92.5%, 29.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(337.6, 80.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 68.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 42.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,485,831
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4B87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#13B478

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7489no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#989383no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 15.6Deep pink · ΔE 20.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6Indian red · ΔE 29.3Light coral · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BECB0
Analogous#EC4BD8, #EC5F4B
Triadic#87EC4B, #4B87EC
Split complementary#4BEC5F, #4BD8EC
Tetradic#D8EC4B, #4BECB0, #5F4BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD5E3
Lighter +20%#F6A7C5
Lighter +10%#F179A6
Darker −10%#E71D68
Darker −20%#BD1453
Darker −30%#8F0F3F
Darker −40%#610A2A
More saturated +25%#FF3882
Less saturated −25%#D3648D

Channel breakdown

R236
G75
B135
Red236 (92.5%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue337.64°
Saturation (HSL)80.9%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4B · B 87

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