Colour
#EC79B6
- #EC79B6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#EC79B6 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 121, 182 and HSL 328°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#EC79B6#EC79B6
HEX#EC79B6
RGBrgb(236, 121, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0.7137
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(328.2, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.2, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 22.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,654
CSS custom property--colour: #EC79B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#138649
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79ECAF
Analogous#E979EC, #EC797C
Triadic#B6EC79, #79B6EC
Split complementary#7DEC79, #79ECE9
Tetradic#ECE879, #79ECAF, #797CEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G121
B182
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue328.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B B6
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