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Recognised as Colour

#EC829D

  • #EC829D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC829D is a red with RGB values 236, 130, 157 and HSL 345°, 74%, 72%. 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

#EC829D#EC829D
HEX#EC829D
RGBrgb(236, 130, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5098, 0.6157
RGB percentages92.5%, 51%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(344.7, 73.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 44.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.9%, 33.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,933
CSS custom property--colour: #EC829D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#137D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93969Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAA9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FC798Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.3Light coral · ΔE 15.7Light pink · ΔE 21.2Indian red · ΔE 22.6Salmon · ΔE 25.3Hot pink · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82ECD1
Analogous#EC82D2, #EC9C82
Triadic#9DEC82, #829DEC
Split complementary#82EC9C, #82D2EC
Tetradic#D2EC82, #82ECD1, #9C82EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DBE2
Lighter +10%#F3AEC0
Darker −10%#E5567A
Darker −20%#DF2958
Darker −30%#B91C44
Darker −40%#8D1534
More saturated +25%#FE7094
Less saturated −25%#DA94A6

Channel breakdown

R236
G130
B157
Red236 (92.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue344.72°
Saturation (HSL)73.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 82 · B 9D

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