Recognised as Colour

#EC5D84

#EC5D84
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC5D84 is a red with RGB values 236, 93, 132 and HSL 344°, 79%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#EC5D84

RGBrgb(236, 93, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3647, 0.5176

RGB percentages92.5%, 36.5%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(343.6, 79%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 60.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 60.6%, 44.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,490,436

CSS custom property--colour: #EC5D84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#13A27B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7D85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09981no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.8 Hot pink · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.7 Light coral · ΔE 20.8 Salmon · ΔE 26.5 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DECC5

Analogous#EC5DCB, #EC7D5D

Triadic#84EC5D, #5D84EC

Split complementary#5DEC7D, #5DCCEC

Tetradic#CCEC5D, #5DECC5, #7E5DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE6EC

Lighter +20%#F7B8C9

Lighter +10%#F18BA7

Darker −10%#E72F61

Darker −20%#CB1849

Darker −30%#9E1238

Darker −40%#700D28

More saturated +25%#FF4A7B

Less saturated −25%#D5748E

Channel breakdown

R236

G93

B132

Red236 (92.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue343.64°

Saturation (HSL)79.01%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 5D · B 84

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