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Recognised as Colour

#EC789C

  • #EC789C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC789C is a red with RGB values 236, 120, 156 and HSL 341°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC789C#EC789C
HEX#EC789C
RGBrgb(236, 120, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4706, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(341.4, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 49.2%, 33.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,372
CSS custom property--colour: #EC789C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#138763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FD6F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.2Light coral · ΔE 18.9Hot pink · ΔE 20Indian red · ΔE 23.7Light pink · ΔE 26.4Salmon · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78ECC8
Analogous#EC78D6, #EC8E78
Triadic#9CEC78, #789CEC
Split complementary#78EC8E, #78D6EC
Tetradic#D6EC78, #78ECC8, #8E78EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F9D1DE
Lighter +10%#F2A5BD
Darker −10%#E64B7B
Darker −20%#DF1F5B
Darker −30%#B21949
Darker −40%#851336
More saturated +25%#FF6595
Less saturated −25%#D98BA3

Channel breakdown

R236
G120
B156
Red236 (92.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue341.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 78 · B 9C

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