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Colour

#EC9887

  • #EC9887
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EC9887 is a red with RGB values 236, 152, 135 and HSL 10°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EC9887#EC9887
HEX#EC9887
RGBrgb(236, 152, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5961, 0.5294
RGB percentages92.5%, 59.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(10.1, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 42.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,543
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9887;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#136778

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#FD8C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.9Light salmon · ΔE 13.2Light coral · ΔE 14.3Salmon · ΔE 17.5Light pink · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87DBEC
Analogous#EC87A9, #ECCB87
Triadic#87EC98, #9887EC
Split complementary#87ECCA, #87A9EC
Tetradic#A9EC87, #87DBEC, #CA87EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4DF
Lighter +10%#F3BEB3
Darker −10%#E5725B
Darker −20%#DE4C2F
Darker −30%#BC381E
Darker −40%#902B17
More saturated +25%#FD8C76
Less saturated −25%#DBA498

Channel breakdown

R236
G152
B135
Red236 (92.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue10.1°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 98 · B 87

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