Colour

#EC98BE

#EC98BE
Red
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#EC98BE is a red with RGB values 236, 152, 190 and HSL 333°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EC98BE#EC98BE

HEX#EC98BE

RGBrgb(236, 152, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5961, 0.7451

RGB percentages92.5%, 59.6%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(332.9, 68.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 35.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 35.6%, 19.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,505,598

CSS custom property--colour: #EC98BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#136741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B6BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#F895A5no 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 text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2 Light pink · ΔE 16.9 Pink · ΔE 19.5 Thistle · ΔE 24.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98ECC6

Analogous#EC98E8, #EC9C98

Triadic#BEEC98, #98BEEC

Split complementary#98EC9C, #98E8EC

Tetradic#E8EC98, #98ECC6, #9C98EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCEEF4

Lighter +10%#F4C3D9

Darker −10%#E46DA3

Darker −20%#DC4288

Darker −30%#C6256E

Darker −40%#9B1D56

More saturated +25%#FB89BD

Less saturated −25%#DDA7BF

Channel breakdown

R236

G152

B190

Red236 (92.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue332.86°

Saturation (HSL)68.85%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 98 · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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