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Recognised as Colour

#EC6899

  • #EC6899
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC6899 is a red with RGB values 236, 104, 153 and HSL 338°, 78%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC6899#EC6899
HEX#EC6899
RGBrgb(236, 104, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4078, 0.6
RGB percentages92.5%, 40.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(337.7, 77.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 55.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 55.9%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,493,273
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#139766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E869Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19E96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FD5D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.3Hot pink · ΔE 13.3Light coral · ΔE 24.8Medium violet red · ΔE 26.8Indian red · ΔE 27Deep pink · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68ECBB
Analogous#EC68DB, #EC7968
Triadic#99EC68, #6899EC
Split complementary#68EC79, #68DBEC
Tetradic#DBEC68, #68ECBB, #7968EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF0F5
Lighter +20%#F7C3D6
Lighter +10%#F295B8
Darker −10%#E63B7A
Darker −20%#D31B5F
Darker −30%#A6154B
Darker −40%#790F36
More saturated +25%#FF5594
Less saturated −25%#D77D9E

Channel breakdown

R236
G104
B153
Red236 (92.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue337.73°
Saturation (HSL)77.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 68 · B 99

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