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Recognised as Colour

#EC87A8

  • #EC87A8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC87A8 is a red with RGB values 236, 135, 168 and HSL 340°, 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

#EC87A8#EC87A8
HEX#EC87A8
RGBrgb(236, 135, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5294, 0.6588
RGB percentages92.5%, 52.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(340.4, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.8%, 28.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,224
CSS custom property--colour: #EC87A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#137857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959AA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFADA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.1Light coral · ΔE 20.1Light pink · ΔE 20.2Pink · ΔE 24.3Hot pink · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87ECCB
Analogous#EC87DB, #EC9987
Triadic#A8EC87, #87A8EC
Split complementary#87EC99, #87DBEC
Tetradic#DBEC87, #87ECCB, #9987EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADFE8
Lighter +10%#F3B3C8
Darker −10%#E55B88
Darker −20%#DE2F68
Darker −30%#BC1E52
Darker −40%#90173E
More saturated +25%#FD76A2
Less saturated −25%#DB98AE

Channel breakdown

R236
G135
B168
Red236 (92.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue340.4°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 87 · B A8

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