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Recognised as Colour

#EC88AF

  • #EC88AF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC88AF is a red with RGB values 236, 136, 175 and HSL 337°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC88AF#EC88AF
HEX#EC88AF
RGBrgb(236, 136, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 0.6863
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(336.6, 72.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.6, 42.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 25.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,487
CSS custom property--colour: #EC88AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#137750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAEADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.3Light pink · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Light coral · ΔE 23.4Pink · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88ECC5
Analogous#EC88E1, #EC9388
Triadic#AFEC88, #88AFEC
Split complementary#88EC93, #88E1EC
Tetradic#E1EC88, #88ECC5, #9388EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE0EA
Lighter +10%#F3B4CD
Darker −10%#E55C91
Darker −20%#DE3074
Darker −30%#BD1E5C
Darker −40%#911747
More saturated +25%#FD77AB
Less saturated −25%#DB99B3

Channel breakdown

R236
G136
B175
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue336.6°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B AF

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