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Recognised as Colour

#EC85A4

  • #EC85A4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC85A4 is a red with RGB values 236, 133, 164 and HSL 342°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC85A4#EC85A4
HEX#EC85A4
RGBrgb(236, 133, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5216, 0.6431
RGB percentages92.5%, 52.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(341.9, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 30.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,708
CSS custom property--colour: #EC85A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#137A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9599A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB7E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.4Light coral · ΔE 18.5Light pink · ΔE 20.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Pink · ΔE 24.8Indian red · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85ECCD
Analogous#EC85D8, #EC9A85
Triadic#A4EC85, #85A4EC
Split complementary#85EC9A, #85D8EC
Tetradic#D8EC85, #85ECCD, #9A85EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADDE6
Lighter +10%#F3B1C5
Darker −10%#E55983
Darker −20%#DE2D62
Darker −30%#BB1D4D
Darker −40%#8F163B
More saturated +25%#FE739D
Less saturated −25%#DA97AB

Channel breakdown

R236
G133
B164
Red236 (92.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue341.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 85 · B A4

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