Recognised as Colour

#EC668C

#EC668C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC668C is a red with RGB values 236, 102, 140 and HSL 343°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC668C#EC668C

HEX#EC668C

RGBrgb(236, 102, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4, 0.549

RGB percentages92.5%, 40%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(343, 77.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 56.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 56.8%, 40.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,492,748

CSS custom property--colour: #EC668C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#139973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F838Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9 Hot pink · ΔE 18.9 Light coral · ΔE 19.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.1 Salmon · ΔE 26.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66ECC6

Analogous#EC66CF, #EC8366

Triadic#8CEC66, #668CEC

Split complementary#66EC83, #66CFEC

Tetradic#CFEC66, #66ECC6, #8366EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDEEF2

Lighter +20%#F7C1D0

Lighter +10%#F293AE

Darker −10%#E6396A

Darker −20%#D21A4E

Darker −30%#A5143D

Darker −40%#770F2C

More saturated +25%#FF5384

Less saturated −25%#D77C95

Channel breakdown

R236

G102

B140

Red236 (92.5%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue342.99°

Saturation (HSL)77.91%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 66 · B 8C

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