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Recognised as Colour

#EC7CA2

  • #EC7CA2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC7CA2 is a red with RGB values 236, 124, 162 and HSL 340°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC7CA2#EC7CA2
HEX#EC7CA2
RGBrgb(236, 124, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4863, 0.6353
RGB percentages92.5%, 48.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(339.6, 74.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 47.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 31.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,402
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#13835D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D93A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A79Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FC748Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
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 text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.4Hot pink · ΔE 19.9Light coral · ΔE 20.5Light pink · ΔE 25.2Indian red · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CECC6
Analogous#EC7CDA, #EC8E7C
Triadic#A2EC7C, #7CA2EC
Split complementary#7CEC8E, #7CDAEC
Tetradic#DAEC7C, #7CECC6, #8E7CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D5E1
Lighter +10%#F2A9C2
Darker −10%#E64F82
Darker −20%#DF2363
Darker −30%#B51A4F
Darker −40%#88143B
More saturated +25%#FF699C
Less saturated −25%#D98FA8

Channel breakdown

R236
G124
B162
Red236 (92.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue339.64°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7C · B A2

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