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Recognised as Colour

#EC668E

  • #EC668E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC668E is a red with RGB values 236, 102, 142 and HSL 342°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC668E#EC668E
HEX#EC668E
RGBrgb(236, 102, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4, 0.5569
RGB percentages92.5%, 40%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(342.1, 77.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 56.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 39.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,492,750
CSS custom property--colour: #EC668E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#139971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F838Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE5875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6Hot pink · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 20.4Indian red · ΔE 22.1Salmon · ΔE 27.5Medium violet red · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66ECC4
Analogous#EC66D1, #EC8166
Triadic#8EEC66, #668EEC
Split complementary#66EC81, #66D1EC
Tetradic#D1EC66, #66ECC4, #8166EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEEF3
Lighter +20%#F7C1D1
Lighter +10%#F293B0
Darker −10%#E6396C
Darker −20%#D21A51
Darker −30%#A5143F
Darker −40%#770F2E
More saturated +25%#FF5386
Less saturated −25%#D77C97

Channel breakdown

R236
G102
B142
Red236 (92.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue342.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 66 · B 8E

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