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Recognised as Colour

#EC90AC

  • #EC90AC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC90AC is a red with RGB values 236, 144, 172 and HSL 342°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC90AC#EC90AC
HEX#EC90AC
RGBrgb(236, 144, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5647, 0.6745
RGB percentages92.5%, 56.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(341.7, 70.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 39%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39%, 27.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,532
CSS custom property--colour: #EC90AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#136F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA1ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B1AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9Light pink · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 19.8Light coral · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90ECD0
Analogous#EC90DA, #ECA290
Triadic#ACEC90, #90ACEC
Split complementary#90ECA2, #90DAEC
Tetradic#DAEC90, #90ECD0, #A290EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7ED
Lighter +10%#F3BCCD
Darker −10%#E5648B
Darker −20%#DD396B
Darker −30%#C22152
Darker −40%#961A40
More saturated +25%#FC80A6
Less saturated −25%#DCA0B2

Channel breakdown

R236
G144
B172
Red236 (92.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue341.74°
Saturation (HSL)70.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 90 · B AC

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