Colour

#EC828C

#EC828C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC828C is a red with RGB values 236, 130, 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

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HEX#EC828C

RGBrgb(236, 130, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5098, 0.549

RGB percentages92.5%, 51%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(354.3, 73.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 44.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 44.9%, 40.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,499,916

CSS custom property--colour: #EC828C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#137D73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97948Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A98Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FE7686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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 text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 6.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3 Indian red · ΔE 16.2 Salmon · ΔE 16.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3 Light pink · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82ECE2

Analogous#EC82C1, #ECAD82

Triadic#8CEC82, #828CEC

Split complementary#82ECAD, #82C1EC

Tetradic#C1EC82, #82ECE2, #AD82EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9DBDD

Lighter +10%#F3AEB5

Darker −10%#E55663

Darker −20%#DF293B

Darker −30%#B91C2B

Darker −40%#8D1521

More saturated +25%#FE707D

Less saturated −25%#DA949B

Channel breakdown

R236

G130

B140

Red236 (92.5%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue354.34°

Saturation (HSL)73.61%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 82 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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