Recognised as Colour

#EC6A4E

#EC6A4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#EC6A4E is a red with RGB values 236, 106, 78 and HSL 11°, 81%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

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HEX#EC6A4E

RGBrgb(236, 106, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4157, 0.3059

RGB percentages92.5%, 41.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(10.6, 80.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 66.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 55.1%, 66.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,493,710

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 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#1395B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C804Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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

Coral · ΔE 10.6 Tomato · ΔE 11.6 Salmon · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 19.5 Chocolate · ΔE 20.7 Light coral · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4ED0EC

Analogous#EC4E81, #ECB94E

Triadic#4EEC6A, #6A4EEC

Split complementary#4EECB9, #4E81EC

Tetradic#81EC4E, #4ED0EC, #B94EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBDED8

Lighter +20%#F6B8AA

Lighter +10%#F1917C

Darker −10%#E74320

Darker −20%#BF3315

Darker −30%#912710

Darker −40%#631A0B

More saturated +25%#FF5E3B

Less saturated −25%#D47A67

Channel breakdown

R236

G106

B78

Red236 (92.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue10.63°

Saturation (HSL)80.61%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 6A · B 4E

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