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Colour

#EC8885

  • #EC8885
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EC8885 is a red with RGB values 236, 136, 133 and HSL 2°, 73%, 72%. 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

#EC8885#EC8885
HEX#EC8885
RGBrgb(236, 136, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 0.5216
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(1.7, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 43.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,445
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 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#13777A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9884no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AC83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#FE7B88no 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 text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.3Salmon · ΔE 13.1Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6Indian red · ΔE 16.1Light salmon · ΔE 18.9Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85E9EC
Analogous#EC85B5, #ECBC85
Triadic#85EC88, #8885EC
Split complementary#85ECBC, #85B5EC
Tetradic#B6EC85, #85E9EC, #BC85EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADEDD
Lighter +10%#F3B3B1
Darker −10%#E55D59
Darker −20%#DE322D
Darker −30%#BB221D
Darker −40%#8F1A16
More saturated +25%#FE7773
Less saturated −25%#DA9997

Channel breakdown

R236
G136
B133
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue1.75°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B 85

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