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Colour

#EC8391

  • #EC8391
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC8391 is a red with RGB values 236, 131, 145 and HSL 352°, 73%, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#EC8391#EC8391
HEX#EC8391
RGBrgb(236, 131, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5137, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.4%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(352, 73.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352, 44.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 38.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,177
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8391;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#137C6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979591no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AA8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 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 text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.1Pale violetred · ΔE 12.4Indian red · ΔE 17.9Salmon · ΔE 18.9Light pink · ΔE 20.6Dark salmon · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83ECDE
Analogous#EC83C6, #ECA983
Triadic#91EC83, #8391EC
Split complementary#83ECA9, #83C5EC
Tetradic#C5EC83, #83ECDE, #A983EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADBDF
Lighter +10%#F3AFB8
Darker −10%#E5576A
Darker −20%#DE2B43
Darker −30%#BA1C31
Darker −40%#8D1626
More saturated +25%#FE7184
Less saturated −25%#DA959E

Channel breakdown

R236
G131
B145
Red236 (92.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue352°
Saturation (HSL)73.43%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 83 · B 91

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