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Recognised as Colour

#EC827D

  • #EC827D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC827D is a red with RGB values 236, 130, 125 and HSL 3°, 74%, 71%. 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

#EC827D#EC827D
HEX#EC827D
RGBrgb(236, 130, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5098, 0.4902
RGB percentages92.5%, 51%, 49%
HSLhsl(2.7, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.9%, 47%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,901
CSS custom property--colour: #EC827D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#137D82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99937Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A97Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.1Salmon · ΔE 9.8Indian red · ΔE 13.5Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2Light salmon · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.08, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DE7EC
Analogous#EC7DAF, #ECBA7D
Triadic#7DEC82, #827DEC
Split complementary#7DECB9, #7DAFEC
Tetradic#AFEC7D, #7DE7EC, #B97DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D8D6
Lighter +10%#F3ADA9
Darker −10%#E55751
Darker −20%#DF2C24
Darker −30%#B5221B
Darker −40%#891914
More saturated +25%#FF716A
Less saturated −25%#D99390

Channel breakdown

R236
G130
B125
Red236 (92.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue2.7°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 82 · B 7D

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