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Recognised as Colour

#EC7B99

  • #EC7B99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC7B99 is a red with RGB values 236, 123, 153 and HSL 344°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC7B99#EC7B99
HEX#EC7B99
RGBrgb(236, 123, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4824, 0.6
RGB percentages92.5%, 48.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(344.1, 74.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 47.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.9%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,137
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#138466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E919Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7186no 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 text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.9Light coral · ΔE 16.1Indian red · ΔE 21.7Hot pink · ΔE 22.9Light pink · ΔE 24.5Salmon · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BECCE
Analogous#EC7BD2, #EC967B
Triadic#99EC7B, #7B99EC
Split complementary#7BEC96, #7BD1EC
Tetradic#D1EC7B, #7BECCE, #957BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D4DE
Lighter +10%#F2A8BB
Darker −10%#E64E77
Darker −20%#DF2254
Darker −30%#B41A43
Darker −40%#871432
More saturated +25%#FF6890
Less saturated −25%#D98EA2

Channel breakdown

R236
G123
B153
Red236 (92.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue344.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.83%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7B · B 99

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