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Recognised as Colour

#EC5C95

  • #EC5C95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC5C95 is a red with RGB values 236, 92, 149 and HSL 336°, 79%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC5C95#EC5C95
HEX#EC5C95
RGBrgb(236, 92, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3608, 0.5843
RGB percentages92.5%, 36.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(336.3, 79.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 61%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 61%, 36.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,490,197
CSS custom property--colour: #EC5C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#13A36A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757E97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9A92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FE4F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.2Pale violetred · ΔE 15.2Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Deep pink · ΔE 24.6Light coral · ΔE 28.6Indian red · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CECB3
Analogous#EC5CDD, #EC6B5C
Triadic#95EC5C, #5C95EC
Split complementary#5CEC6B, #5CDDEC
Tetradic#DDEC5C, #5CECB3, #6B5CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE5EE
Lighter +20%#F7B7D0
Lighter +10%#F18AB3
Darker −10%#E72E77
Darker −20%#CA185E
Darker −30%#9D1249
Darker −40%#6F0D34
More saturated +25%#FF4991
Less saturated −25%#D5739A

Channel breakdown

R236
G92
B149
Red236 (92.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue336.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 5C · B 95

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