Colour

#EC747A

#EC747A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC747A is a red with RGB values 236, 116, 122 and HSL 357°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#EC747A

RGBrgb(236, 116, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4549, 0.4784

RGB percentages92.5%, 45.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(357, 75.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357, 50.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.8%, 48.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,496,314

CSS custom property--colour: #EC747A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#138B85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8A7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.1 Indian red · ΔE 10.5 Salmon · ΔE 11.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.7 Light salmon · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74ECE6

Analogous#EC74B6, #ECAA74

Triadic#7AEC74, #747AEC

Split complementary#74ECAA, #74B6EC

Tetradic#B6EC74, #74ECE6, #AA74EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBFB

Lighter +20%#F8CED0

Lighter +10%#F2A1A5

Darker −10%#E6474F

Darker −20%#DC1E28

Darker −30%#AF181F

Darker −40%#821217

More saturated +25%#FF6169

Less saturated −25%#D8888C

Channel breakdown

R236

G116

B122

Red236 (92.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue357°

Saturation (HSL)75.95%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 74 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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