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Recognised as Colour

#EC8E72

  • #EC8E72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EC8E72 is a red with RGB values 236, 142, 114 and HSL 14°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EC8E72#EC8E72
HEX#EC8E72
RGBrgb(236, 142, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5569, 0.4471
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(13.8, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 51.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,962
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#13718D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAE71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.5Light salmon · ΔE 7.9Salmon · ΔE 12.5Light coral · ΔE 14.7Sandy brown · ΔE 20.1Indian red · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72D0EC
Analogous#EC7293, #ECCB72
Triadic#72EC8E, #8E72EC
Split complementary#72ECCB, #7293EC
Tetradic#93EC72, #72D0EC, #CB72EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF9
Lighter +20%#F8D6CC
Lighter +10%#F2B29F
Darker −10%#E66A45
Darker −20%#DB491D
Darker −30%#AE3A17
Darker −40%#812B11
More saturated +25%#FF845F
Less saturated −25%#D89986

Channel breakdown

R236
G142
B114
Red236 (92.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue13.77°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8E · B 72

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