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Recognised as Colour

#EC947E

  • #EC947E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EC947E is a red with RGB values 236, 148, 126 and HSL 12°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EC947E#EC947E
HEX#EC947E
RGBrgb(236, 148, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5804, 0.4941
RGB percentages92.5%, 58%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(12, 74.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 46.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 46.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,504,510
CSS custom property--colour: #EC947E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#136B81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A07Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB27Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FE878Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.4Light salmon · ΔE 10.2Light coral · ΔE 13.9Salmon · ΔE 15.1Indian red · ΔE 21.9Sandy brown · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.37, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ED6EC
Analogous#EC7E9F, #ECCB7E
Triadic#7EEC94, #947EEC
Split complementary#7EECCB, #7E9FEC
Tetradic#9FEC7E, #7ED6EC, #CB7EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DED7
Lighter +10%#F3B9AA
Darker −10%#E56F52
Darker −20%#DF4A25
Darker −30%#B63A1B
Darker −40%#8A2C14
More saturated +25%#FF896C
Less saturated −25%#DA9F91

Channel breakdown

R236
G148
B126
Red236 (92.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)74.32%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 94 · B 7E

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