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Recognised as Colour

#EC7D8E

  • #EC7D8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC7D8E is a red with RGB values 236, 125, 142 and HSL 351°, 74%, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#EC7D8E#EC7D8E
HEX#EC7D8E
RGBrgb(236, 125, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4902, 0.5569
RGB percentages92.5%, 49%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(350.8, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47%, 39.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,638
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7D8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#138271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92918Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA78Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FE7183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.3Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Indian red · ΔE 16.7Salmon · ΔE 18.8Light pink · ΔE 23.3Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DECDB
Analogous#EC7DC5, #ECA47D
Triadic#8EEC7D, #7D8EEC
Split complementary#7DECA3, #7DC5EC
Tetradic#C5EC7D, #7DECDB, #A37DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D6DB
Lighter +10%#F3A9B5
Darker −10%#E55167
Darker −20%#DF2441
Darker −30%#B51B32
Darker −40%#891426
More saturated +25%#FF6A81
Less saturated −25%#D9909B

Channel breakdown

R236
G125
B142
Red236 (92.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue350.81°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7D · B 8E

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