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Recognised as Colour

#EC78AA

  • #EC78AA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC78AA is a red with RGB values 236, 120, 170 and HSL 334°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC78AA#EC78AA
HEX#EC78AA
RGBrgb(236, 120, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4706, 0.6667
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(334.1, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.1, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 49.2%, 28%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,386
CSS custom property--colour: #EC78AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#138755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8791ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A6A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FB728Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9Hot pink · ΔE 14.9Plum · ΔE 25.3Light coral · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 29.1Light pink · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78ECBA
Analogous#EC78E4, #EC8078
Triadic#AAEC78, #78AAEC
Split complementary#78EC80, #78E4EC
Tetradic#E4EC78, #78ECBA, #8078EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F9D1E2
Lighter +10%#F2A5C6
Darker −10%#E64B8E
Darker −20%#DF1F72
Darker −30%#B2195B
Darker −40%#851344
More saturated +25%#FF65A7
Less saturated −25%#D98BAD

Channel breakdown

R236
G120
B170
Red236 (92.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue334.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 78 · B AA

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