Recognised as Colour
#EC7FA6
- #EC7FA6
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#EC7FA6 is a red with RGB values 236, 127, 166 and HSL 339°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#EC7FA6#EC7FA6
HEX#EC7FA6
RGBrgb(236, 127, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.498, 0.651
RGB percentages92.5%, 49.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(338.5, 74.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 46.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 29.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,174
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7FA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#138059
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FECC5
Analogous#EC7FDC, #EC8E7F
Triadic#A6EC7F, #7FA6EC
Split complementary#7FEC8E, #7FDDEC
Tetradic#DDEC7F, #7FECC5, #8E7FEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G127
B166
Red236 (92.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue338.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.15%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7F · B A6
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