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Recognised as Colour

#EC818C

  • #EC818C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC818C is a red with RGB values 236, 129, 140 and HSL 354°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EC818C#EC818C
HEX#EC818C
RGBrgb(236, 129, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5059, 0.549
RGB percentages92.5%, 50.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(353.8, 73.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 45.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 45.3%, 40.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,660
CSS custom property--colour: #EC818C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35427WCAG 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 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#137E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96948Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A98Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FE7585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8Indian red · ΔE 16.1Salmon · ΔE 16.8Dark salmon · ΔE 20.9Light pink · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81ECE1
Analogous#EC81C2, #ECAB81
Triadic#8CEC81, #818CEC
Split complementary#81ECAB, #81C2EC
Tetradic#C2EC81, #81ECE1, #AB81EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DADD
Lighter +10%#F3ADB4
Darker −10%#E55564
Darker −20%#DF283B
Darker −30%#B81C2C
Darker −40%#8C1521
More saturated +25%#FE6F7E
Less saturated −25%#DA939A

Channel breakdown

R236
G129
B140
Red236 (92.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue353.83°
Saturation (HSL)73.79%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 81 · B 8C

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