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Recognised as Colour

#EC86AA

  • #EC86AA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC86AA is a red with RGB values 236, 134, 170 and HSL 339°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC86AA#EC86AA
HEX#EC86AA
RGBrgb(236, 134, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5255, 0.6667
RGB percentages92.5%, 52.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(338.8, 72.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 43.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 28%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,970
CSS custom property--colour: #EC86AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#137955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8Light pink · ΔE 21.2Light coral · ΔE 21.4Hot pink · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 23.5Pink · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86ECC8
Analogous#EC86DD, #EC9586
Triadic#AAEC86, #86AAEC
Split complementary#86EC95, #86DDEC
Tetradic#DDEC86, #86ECC8, #9586EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADEE8
Lighter +10%#F3B2C9
Darker −10%#E55A8B
Darker −20%#DE2E6C
Darker −30%#BC1D55
Darker −40%#8F1741
More saturated +25%#FE75A5
Less saturated −25%#DB98AF

Channel breakdown

R236
G134
B170
Red236 (92.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue338.82°
Saturation (HSL)72.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 86 · B AA

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