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Recognised as Colour

#EC8CAE

  • #EC8CAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8CAE is a red with RGB values 236, 140, 174 and HSL 339°, 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

#EC8CAE#EC8CAE
HEX#EC8CAE
RGBrgb(236, 140, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.549, 0.6824
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(338.8, 71.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 40.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 26.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,510
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#137351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AFACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8798no 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 text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.2Light pink · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 21.9Pink · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CECCA
Analogous#EC8CDE, #EC9A8C
Triadic#AEEC8C, #8CAEEC
Split complementary#8CEC9A, #8CDEEC
Tetradic#DEEC8C, #8CECCA, #9A8CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4EC
Lighter +10%#F3B8CD
Darker −10%#E5608F
Darker −20%#DE3470
Darker −30%#BF2058
Darker −40%#941844
More saturated +25%#FD7BA9
Less saturated −25%#DB9DB3

Channel breakdown

R236
G140
B174
Red236 (92.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue338.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.64%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8C · B AE

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