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Recognised as Colour

#EC8790

  • #EC8790
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC8790 is a red with RGB values 236, 135, 144 and HSL 355°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EC8790#EC8790
HEX#EC8790
RGBrgb(236, 135, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5294, 0.5647
RGB percentages92.5%, 52.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(354.7, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.8%, 39%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,200
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8790;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#13786F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AC8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.2Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9Salmon · ΔE 17.8Indian red · ΔE 18Light pink · ΔE 19.2Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87ECE3
Analogous#EC87C3, #ECB187
Triadic#90EC87, #8790EC
Split complementary#87ECB1, #87C3EC
Tetradic#C3EC87, #87ECE3, #B187EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADFE1
Lighter +10%#F3B3B9
Darker −10%#E55B67
Darker −20%#DE2F3F
Darker −30%#BC1E2C
Darker −40%#901722
More saturated +25%#FD7682
Less saturated −25%#DB989E

Channel breakdown

R236
G135
B144
Red236 (92.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue354.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 87 · B 90

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