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Recognised as Colour

#EC98B2

  • #EC98B2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EC98B2 is a red with RGB values 236, 152, 178 and HSL 341°, 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 Light pink.

Colour values

#EC98B2#EC98B2
HEX#EC98B2
RGBrgb(236, 152, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5961, 0.698
RGB percentages92.5%, 59.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(341.4, 68.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 35.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 24.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,586
CSS custom property--colour: #EC98B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#13674D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A7B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F993A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 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 text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.7Pale violetred · ΔE 15.6Pink · ΔE 16.3Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 21.8Light coral · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98ECD2
Analogous#EC98DC, #ECA898
Triadic#B2EC98, #98B2EC
Split complementary#98ECA8, #98DCEC
Tetradic#DCEC98, #98ECD2, #A898EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEEF2
Lighter +10%#F4C3D2
Darker −10%#E46D92
Darker −20%#DC4272
Darker −30%#C62557
Darker −40%#9B1D44
More saturated +25%#FB89AC
Less saturated −25%#DDA7B8

Channel breakdown

R236
G152
B178
Red236 (92.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue341.43°
Saturation (HSL)68.85%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 98 · B B2

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