Recognised as Colour

#EC565A

#EC565A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EC565A is a red with RGB values 236, 86, 90 and HSL 358°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EC565A#EC565A

HEX#EC565A

RGBrgb(236, 86, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3373, 0.3529

RGB percentages92.5%, 33.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(358.4, 79.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 63.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.6%, 61.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,488,602

CSS custom property--colour: #EC565A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 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#13A9A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7559no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 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

Indian red · ΔE 15.5 Salmon · ΔE 16.2 Crimson · ΔE 17 Tomato · ΔE 17.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.1 Light coral · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56ECE8

Analogous#EC56A5, #EC9D56

Triadic#5AEC56, #565AEC

Split complementary#56EC9D, #56A5EC

Tetradic#A5EC56, #56ECE8, #9D56EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE0E0

Lighter +20%#F6B2B4

Lighter +10%#F18487

Darker −10%#E7282D

Darker −20%#C6161B

Darker −30%#981115

Darker −40%#6A0C0E

More saturated +25%#FF4348

Less saturated −25%#D46E70

Channel breakdown

R236

G86

B90

Red236 (92.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue358.4°

Saturation (HSL)79.79%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 56 · B 5A

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