Recognised as Colour

#EC4E6F

#EC4E6F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EC4E6F is a red with RGB values 236, 78, 111 and HSL 347°, 81%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#EC4E6F

RGBrgb(236, 78, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3059, 0.4353

RGB percentages92.5%, 30.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(347.5, 80.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 66.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 66.9%, 53%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,486,575

CSS custom property--colour: #EC4E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#13B190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#74736Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D936Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 19.1 Crimson · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6 Salmon · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EECCB

Analogous#EC4EBE, #EC7C4E

Triadic#6FEC4E, #4E6FEC

Split complementary#4EEC7C, #4EBEEC

Tetradic#BEEC4E, #4EECCB, #7C4EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBD8DF

Lighter +20%#F6AABA

Lighter +10%#F17C94

Darker −10%#E7204A

Darker −20%#BF1538

Darker −30%#91102B

Darker −40%#630B1D

More saturated +25%#FF3B64

Less saturated −25%#D4677D

Channel breakdown

R236

G78

B111

Red236 (92.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue347.47°

Saturation (HSL)80.61%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 4E · B 6F

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Colour values

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