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Recognised as Colour

#EC566F

  • #EC566F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#EC566F is a red with RGB values 236, 86, 111 and HSL 350°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EC566F#EC566F
HEX#EC566F
RGBrgb(236, 86, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3373, 0.4353
RGB percentages92.5%, 33.7%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(350, 79.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 63.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 63.6%, 53%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,488,623
CSS custom property--colour: #EC566F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#13A990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A776Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0966Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.9Light coral · ΔE 18.8Salmon · ΔE 20.7Crimson · ΔE 22.3Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4Brown · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56ECD3
Analogous#EC56BA, #EC8856
Triadic#6FEC56, #566FEC
Split complementary#56EC88, #56BAEC
Tetradic#BAEC56, #56ECD3, #8856EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBE0E4
Lighter +20%#F6B2BD
Lighter +10%#F18496
Darker −10%#E72848
Darker −20%#C61633
Darker −30%#981128
Darker −40%#6A0C1C
More saturated +25%#FF4362
Less saturated −25%#D46E7F

Channel breakdown

R236
G86
B111
Red236 (92.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)79.79%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 56 · B 6F

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