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Recognised as Colour

#EC4E81

  • #EC4E81
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC4E81 is a red with RGB values 236, 78, 129 and HSL 341°, 81%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC4E81#EC4E81
HEX#EC4E81
RGBrgb(236, 78, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3059, 0.5059
RGB percentages92.5%, 30.6%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(340.6, 80.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 66.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 66.9%, 45.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,486,593
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4E81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#13B17E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707582no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A947Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3762no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 18.7Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8Deep pink · ΔE 23.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3Indian red · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EECB9
Analogous#EC4ED0, #EC6A4E
Triadic#81EC4E, #4E81EC
Split complementary#4EEC6A, #4ED0EC
Tetradic#D0EC4E, #4EECB9, #6A4EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD8E3
Lighter +20%#F6AAC3
Lighter +10%#F17CA2
Darker −10%#E72060
Darker −20%#BF154C
Darker −30%#911039
Darker −40%#630B27
More saturated +25%#FF3B7A
Less saturated −25%#D4678A

Channel breakdown

R236
G78
B129
Red236 (92.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue340.63°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4E · B 81

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