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Recognised as Colour

#EC7997

  • #EC7997
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC7997 is a red with RGB values 236, 121, 151 and HSL 344°, 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

#EC7997#EC7997
HEX#EC7997
RGBrgb(236, 121, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0.5922
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(344.3, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 36%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,623
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#138668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA594no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FD6F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.1Light coral · ΔE 15.8Indian red · ΔE 21.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Salmon · ΔE 24.8Light pink · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79ECCE
Analogous#EC79D1, #EC9479
Triadic#97EC79, #7997EC
Split complementary#79EC94, #79D1EC
Tetradic#D1EC79, #79ECCE, #9479EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D2DC
Lighter +10%#F2A6BA
Darker −10%#E64C74
Darker −20%#DF2052
Darker −30%#B31941
Darker −40%#861331
More saturated +25%#FF668E
Less saturated −25%#D98CA0

Channel breakdown

R236
G121
B151
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue344.35°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B 97

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