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Recognised as Colour

#EC7C99

  • #EC7C99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC7C99 is a red with RGB values 236, 124, 153 and HSL 344°, 75%, 71%. 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

#EC7C99#EC7C99
HEX#EC7C99
RGBrgb(236, 124, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4863, 0.6
RGB percentages92.5%, 48.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(344.5, 74.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 47.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,393
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#138366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F929Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7286no 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 text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.2Light coral · ΔE 15.7Indian red · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.5Light pink · ΔE 24Salmon · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CECCF
Analogous#EC7CD1, #EC977C
Triadic#99EC7C, #7C99EC
Split complementary#7CEC97, #7CD1EC
Tetradic#D1EC7C, #7CECCF, #977CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D5DE
Lighter +10%#F2A9BC
Darker −10%#E64F76
Darker −20%#DF2354
Darker −30%#B51A42
Darker −40%#881432
More saturated +25%#FF6990
Less saturated −25%#D98FA2

Channel breakdown

R236
G124
B153
Red236 (92.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue344.46°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7C · B 99

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