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Colour

#EC8EA1

  • #EC8EA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8EA1 is a red with RGB values 236, 142, 161 and HSL 348°, 71%, 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

#EC8EA1#EC8EA1
HEX#EC8EA1
RGBrgb(236, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(347.9, 71.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 39.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 31.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,009
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#13715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B09Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 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 text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Light coral · ΔE 15.4Light pink · ΔE 15.4Pink · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6Indian red · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EECD9
Analogous#EC8ED0, #ECAA8E
Triadic#A1EC8E, #8EA1EC
Split complementary#8EECAA, #8ED0EC
Tetradic#D0EC8E, #8EECD9, #AA8EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE5EA
Lighter +10%#F3BAC5
Darker −10%#E5627D
Darker −20%#DD3758
Darker −30%#C12041
Darker −40%#951932
More saturated +25%#FD7E97
Less saturated −25%#DC9FAB

Channel breakdown

R236
G142
B161
Red236 (92.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue347.87°
Saturation (HSL)71.21%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8E · B A1

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