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Colour

#EC799E

  • #EC799E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC799E is a red with RGB values 236, 121, 158 and HSL 341°, 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

#EC799E#EC799E
HEX#EC799E
RGBrgb(236, 121, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0.6196
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(340.7, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.7, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 33.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,630
CSS custom property--colour: #EC799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#138661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B909Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A69Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FC7086no 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 text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.1Light coral · ΔE 19.6Hot pink · ΔE 19.7Indian red · ΔE 24.5Light pink · ΔE 26.2Salmon · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79ECC7
Analogous#EC79D8, #EC8E79
Triadic#9EEC79, #799EEC
Split complementary#79EC8E, #79D8EC
Tetradic#D7EC79, #79ECC7, #8D79EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D2DF
Lighter +10%#F2A6BE
Darker −10%#E64C7E
Darker −20%#DF205D
Darker −30%#B3194B
Darker −40%#861338
More saturated +25%#FF6697
Less saturated −25%#D98CA5

Channel breakdown

R236
G121
B158
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue340.7°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B 9E

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