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Recognised as Colour

#EC6770

  • #EC6770
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#EC6770 is a red with RGB values 236, 103, 112 and HSL 356°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EC6770#EC6770
HEX#EC6770
RGBrgb(236, 103, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4039, 0.4392
RGB percentages92.5%, 40.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(355.9, 77.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 56.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 52.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,492,976
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6770;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#13988F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF526Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.3Light coral · ΔE 11Salmon · ΔE 12.7Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5Brown · ΔE 25.1Tomato · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67ECE3
Analogous#EC67B3, #ECA167
Triadic#70EC67, #6770EC
Split complementary#67ECA1, #67B3EC
Tetradic#B3EC67, #67ECE3, #A167EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEFF0
Lighter +20%#F7C2C5
Lighter +10%#F2949B
Darker −10%#E63A45
Darker −20%#D31A27
Darker −30%#A5151E
Darker −40%#780F16
More saturated +25%#FF5460
Less saturated −25%#D77C82

Channel breakdown

R236
G103
B112
Red236 (92.5%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue355.94°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 67 · B 70

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