Colour

#EC6E71

#EC6E71
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC6E71 is a red with RGB values 236, 110, 113 and HSL 359°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#EC6E71

RGBrgb(236, 110, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4314, 0.4431

RGB percentages92.5%, 43.1%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(358.6, 76.8%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 53.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 53.4%, 52.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,494,769

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6E71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#13918E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.9 Indian red · ΔE 9.3 Salmon · ΔE 9.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 22 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.9 Light salmon · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EECE9

Analogous#EC6EB0, #ECAA6E

Triadic#71EC6E, #6E71EC

Split complementary#6EECAA, #6EB0EC

Tetradic#B0EC6E, #6EECE9, #AA6EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF5F5

Lighter +20%#F8C8C9

Lighter +10%#F29B9D

Darker −10%#E64145

Darker −20%#D81C21

Darker −30%#AB161A

Darker −40%#7E1013

More saturated +25%#FF5B5F

Less saturated −25%#D88385

Channel breakdown

R236

G110

B113

Red236 (92.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue358.57°

Saturation (HSL)76.83%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 6E · B 71

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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