Recognised as Colour

#EC5279

#EC5279
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC5279 is a red with RGB values 236, 82, 121 and HSL 345°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#EC5279

RGBrgb(236, 82, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3216, 0.4745

RGB percentages92.5%, 32.2%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(344.8, 80.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 65.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.3%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,487,609

CSS custom property--colour: #EC5279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#13AD86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75767Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3961no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 20.7 Light coral · ΔE 22.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Crimson · ΔE 26.2 Salmon · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52ECC5

Analogous#EC52C6, #EC7852

Triadic#79EC52, #5279EC

Split complementary#52EC78, #52C6EC

Tetradic#C6EC52, #52ECC5, #7852EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBDCE4

Lighter +20%#F6AEC0

Lighter +10%#F1809D

Darker −10%#E72455

Darker −20%#C31541

Darker −30%#951032

Darker −40%#670B22

More saturated +25%#FF3F70

Less saturated −25%#D46A85

Channel breakdown

R236

G82

B121

Red236 (92.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue344.81°

Saturation (HSL)80.21%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 52 · B 79

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