Colour

#EC99B3

#EC99B3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EC99B3 is a red with RGB values 236, 153, 179 and HSL 341°, 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 Light pink.

Colour values

#EC99B3#EC99B3

HEX#EC99B3

RGBrgb(236, 153, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6, 0.702

RGB percentages92.5%, 60%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(341.2, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 35.2%, 24.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,505,843

CSS custom property--colour: #EC99B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#13664C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A8B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B6B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F994A2no 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 text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.4 Pink · ΔE 15.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99ECD2

Analogous#EC99DD, #ECA899

Triadic#B3EC99, #99B3EC

Split complementary#99ECA8, #99DDEC

Tetradic#DDEC99, #99ECD2, #A899EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCEFF3

Lighter +10%#F4C4D3

Darker −10%#E46E93

Darker −20%#DC4373

Darker −30%#C72558

Darker −40%#9C1D45

More saturated +25%#FB8AAD

Less saturated −25%#DDA8B9

Channel breakdown

R236

G153

B179

Red236 (92.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue341.2°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 99 · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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