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Recognised as Colour

#EC9B9A

  • #EC9B9A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EC9B9A is a red with RGB values 236, 155, 154 and HSL 1°, 68%, 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

#EC9B9A#EC9B9A
HEX#EC9B9A
RGBrgb(236, 155, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6078, 0.6039
RGB percentages92.5%, 60.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(0.7, 68.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.7, 34.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.3%, 34.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,330
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9B9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#136465

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA79Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FC929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 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 text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.3Dark salmon · ΔE 14.9Light coral · ΔE 15.4Pink · ΔE 16.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9Light salmon · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AEBEC
Analogous#EC9AC2, #ECC49A
Triadic#9AEC9B, #9B9AEC
Split complementary#9AECC4, #9AC2EC
Tetradic#C2EC9A, #9AEBEC, #C49AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF0F0
Lighter +10%#F4C6C5
Darker −10%#E4716F
Darker −20%#DC4644
Darker −30%#C72826
Darker −40%#9D1F1D
More saturated +25%#FB8C8B
Less saturated −25%#DDAAA9

Channel breakdown

R236
G155
B154
Red236 (92.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue0.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9B · B 9A

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