Colour

#EC7B6B

#EC7B6B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#EC7B6B is a red with RGB values 236, 123, 107 and HSL 7°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#EC7B6B

RGBrgb(236, 123, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4824, 0.4196

RGB percentages92.5%, 48.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(7.4, 77.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 54.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 47.9%, 54.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,498,091

CSS custom property--colour: #EC7B6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#138494

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 4.5 Light coral · ΔE 9.3 Indian red · ΔE 12.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 15 Light salmon · ΔE 16 Coral · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6BDCEC

Analogous#EC6B9B, #ECBC6B

Triadic#6BEC7B, #7B6BEC

Split complementary#6BECBC, #6B9BEC

Tetradic#9BEC6B, #6BDCEC, #BC6BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF4F3

Lighter +20%#F8CCC5

Lighter +10%#F2A398

Darker −10%#E6533E

Darker −20%#D6331B

Darker −30%#A82816

Darker −40%#7B1D10

More saturated +25%#FF6D58

Less saturated −25%#D78B80

Channel breakdown

R236

G123

B107

Red236 (92.5%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue7.44°

Saturation (HSL)77.25%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 7B · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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