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Recognised as Colour

#EC729D

  • #EC729D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC729D is a red with RGB values 236, 114, 157 and HSL 339°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC729D#EC729D
HEX#EC729D
RGBrgb(236, 114, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4471, 0.6157
RGB percentages92.5%, 44.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(338.9, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 51.7%, 33.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,495,837
CSS custom property--colour: #EC729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#138D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858C9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A39Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FD6982no 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 text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.7Hot pink · ΔE 16.3Light coral · ΔE 22.1Indian red · ΔE 25.8Light pink · ΔE 29.8Plum · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72ECC1
Analogous#EC72DA, #EC8472
Triadic#9DEC72, #729DEC
Split complementary#72EC84, #72DAEC
Tetradic#DAEC72, #72ECC1, #8472EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF9FB
Lighter +20%#F8CCDB
Lighter +10%#F29FBC
Darker −10%#E6457E
Darker −20%#DB1D60
Darker −30%#AE174C
Darker −40%#811139
More saturated +25%#FF5F97
Less saturated −25%#D886A3

Channel breakdown

R236
G114
B157
Red236 (92.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue338.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 72 · B 9D

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