Recognised as Colour

#EC8075

#EC8075
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC8075 is a red with RGB values 236, 128, 117 and HSL 6°, 76%, 69%. 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

#EC8075#EC8075

HEX#EC8075

RGBrgb(236, 128, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.502, 0.4588

RGB percentages92.5%, 50.2%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(5.5, 75.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 50.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 45.8%, 50.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,499,381

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8075;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 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#137F8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999174no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A773no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF707Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 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

Light coral · ΔE 5.7 Salmon · ΔE 6.9 Indian red · ΔE 13.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 13.3 Light salmon · ΔE 16.2 Coral · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75E1EC

Analogous#EC75A5, #ECBC75

Triadic#75EC80, #8075EC

Split complementary#75ECBC, #75A5EC

Tetradic#A5EC75, #75E1EC, #BC75EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCFB

Lighter +20%#F8D3CF

Lighter +10%#F2A9A2

Darker −10%#E65748

Darker −20%#DD301E

Darker −30%#B02618

Darker −40%#831C12

More saturated +25%#FF7162

Less saturated −25%#D89089

Channel breakdown

R236

G128

B117

Red236 (92.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue5.55°

Saturation (HSL)75.8%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 80 · B 75

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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