Colour

#EC8797

#EC8797
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EC8797 is a red with RGB values 236, 135, 151 and HSL 350°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EC8797#EC8797

HEX#EC8797

RGBrgb(236, 135, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5294, 0.5922

RGB percentages92.5%, 52.9%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(350.5, 72.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 42.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 42.8%, 36%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,501,207

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#137868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2AC95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FD7D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9 Light pink · ΔE 18.6 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 21.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87ECDC

Analogous#EC87CA, #ECAA87

Triadic#97EC87, #8797EC

Split complementary#87ECAA, #87CAEC

Tetradic#CAEC87, #87ECDC, #A987EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FADFE3

Lighter +10%#F3B3BD

Darker −10%#E55B71

Darker −20%#DE2F4B

Darker −30%#BC1E37

Darker −40%#90172A

More saturated +25%#FD768B

Less saturated −25%#DB98A3

Channel breakdown

R236

G135

B151

Red236 (92.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue350.5°

Saturation (HSL)72.66%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 87 · B 97

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