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Recognised as Colour

#EC97BD

  • #EC97BD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC97BD is a red with RGB values 236, 151, 189 and HSL 333°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC97BD#EC97BD
HEX#EC97BD
RGBrgb(236, 151, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5922, 0.7412
RGB percentages92.5%, 59.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(333.2, 69.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 36%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 19.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,341
CSS custom property--colour: #EC97BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#136842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B6BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#F894A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.7Plum · ΔE 16.4Light pink · ΔE 17.1Pink · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2Thistle · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97ECC6
Analogous#EC97E7, #EC9B97
Triadic#BDEC97, #97BDEC
Split complementary#97EC9B, #97E7EC
Tetradic#E7EC97, #97ECC6, #9C97EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEDF4
Lighter +10%#F4C2D8
Darker −10%#E46CA2
Darker −20%#DC4186
Darker −30%#C6246C
Darker −40%#9B1C55
More saturated +25%#FB88BB
Less saturated −25%#DDA6BF

Channel breakdown

R236
G151
B189
Red236 (92.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue333.18°
Saturation (HSL)69.11%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 97 · B BD

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