Colour

#EC577C

#EC577C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC577C is a red with RGB values 236, 87, 124 and HSL 345°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#EC577C

RGBrgb(236, 87, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3412, 0.4863

RGB percentages92.5%, 34.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(345.1, 79.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.1, 63.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.1%, 47.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,488,892

CSS custom property--colour: #EC577C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#13A883

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78797Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9778no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 19.8 Light coral · ΔE 21.1 Hot pink · ΔE 22.9 Salmon · ΔE 25.5 Crimson · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57ECC7

Analogous#EC57C7, #EC7D57

Triadic#7CEC57, #577CEC

Split complementary#57EC7C, #57C7EC

Tetradic#C6EC57, #57ECC7, #7C57EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE0E7

Lighter +20%#F6B3C3

Lighter +10%#F185A0

Darker −10%#E72958

Darker −20%#C71642

Darker −30%#991133

Darker −40%#6B0C24

More saturated +25%#FF4472

Less saturated −25%#D56E88

Channel breakdown

R236

G87

B124

Red236 (92.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue345.1°

Saturation (HSL)79.68%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 57 · B 7C

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