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Recognised as Colour

#EC99BD

  • #EC99BD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EC99BD is a red with RGB values 236, 153, 189 and HSL 334°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EC99BD#EC99BD
HEX#EC99BD
RGBrgb(236, 153, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6, 0.7412
RGB percentages92.5%, 60%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(334, 68.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 35.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.2%, 19.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,853
CSS custom property--colour: #EC99BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#136642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B7BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F896A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 15.9Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4Plum · ΔE 16.7Pink · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99ECC8
Analogous#EC99E7, #EC9E99
Triadic#BDEC99, #99BDEC
Split complementary#99EC9E, #99E7EC
Tetradic#E7EC99, #99ECC8, #9E99EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEFF5
Lighter +10%#F4C4D9
Darker −10%#E46EA1
Darker −20%#DC4385
Darker −30%#C7256B
Darker −40%#9C1D54
More saturated +25%#FB8ABB
Less saturated −25%#DDA8BF

Channel breakdown

R236
G153
B189
Red236 (92.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue333.98°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 99 · B BD

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