Colour

#EC8CBB

#EC8CBB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8CBB is a red with RGB values 236, 140, 187 and HSL 331°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#EC8CBB

RGBrgb(236, 140, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.549, 0.7333

RGB percentages92.5%, 54.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(330.6, 71.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 40.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 40.7%, 20.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,502,523

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#137344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A0BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADB0B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#F9899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.2 Plum · ΔE 17 Hot pink · ΔE 22.3 Light pink · ΔE 23 Pink · ΔE 26 Light coral · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8CECBD

Analogous#EC8CEB, #EC8D8C

Triadic#BBEC8C, #8CBBEC

Split complementary#8CEC8D, #8CEBEC

Tetradic#EBEC8C, #8CECBD, #8D8CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAE4EF

Lighter +10%#F3B8D5

Darker −10%#E560A1

Darker −20%#DE3487

Darker −30%#BF206E

Darker −40%#941855

More saturated +25%#FD7BBB

Less saturated −25%#DB9DBB

Channel breakdown

R236

G140

B187

Red236 (92.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue330.63°

Saturation (HSL)71.64%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 8C · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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