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Recognised as Colour

#EC8CA5

  • #EC8CA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8CA5 is a red with RGB values 236, 140, 165 and HSL 344°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC8CA5#EC8CA5
HEX#EC8CA5
RGBrgb(236, 140, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.549, 0.6471
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(344.4, 71.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 40.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 30.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,501
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#13735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AFA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6Light pink · ΔE 16.8Light coral · ΔE 17.5Pink · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4Indian red · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CECD3
Analogous#EC8CD5, #ECA38C
Triadic#A5EC8C, #8CA5EC
Split complementary#8CECA3, #8CD5EC
Tetradic#D5EC8C, #8CECD3, #A38CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4EA
Lighter +10%#F3B8C7
Darker −10%#E56083
Darker −20%#DE3460
Darker −30%#BF2049
Darker −40%#941838
More saturated +25%#FD7B9D
Less saturated −25%#DB9DAD

Channel breakdown

R236
G140
B165
Red236 (92.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue344.38°
Saturation (HSL)71.64%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8C · B A5

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