Colour

#EC7C7A

#EC7C7A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC7C7A is a red with RGB values 236, 124, 122 and HSL 1°, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#EC7C7A

RGBrgb(236, 124, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4863, 0.4784

RGB percentages92.5%, 48.6%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(1.1, 75%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 48.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 47.5%, 48.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,498,362

CSS custom property--colour: #EC7C7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#138385

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A678no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 2 Salmon · ΔE 9 Indian red · ΔE 11.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17 Light salmon · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AEAEC

Analogous#EC7AB1, #ECB57A

Triadic#7AEC7C, #7C7AEC

Split complementary#7AECB5, #7AB1EC

Tetradic#B1EC7A, #7AEAEC, #B57AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9D4D3

Lighter +10%#F2A8A7

Darker −10%#E6504D

Darker −20%#DF2421

Darker −30%#B31C1A

Darker −40%#871513

More saturated +25%#FF6A67

Less saturated −25%#D98E8D

Channel breakdown

R236

G124

B122

Red236 (92.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue1.05°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 7C · B 7A

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Colour values

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