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Colour

#EC9C96

  • #EC9C96
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EC9C96 is a red with RGB values 236, 156, 150 and HSL 4°, 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 Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EC9C96#EC9C96
HEX#EC9C96
RGBrgb(236, 156, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6118, 0.5882
RGB percentages92.5%, 61.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(4.2, 69.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 36.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 36.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,582
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9C96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#136369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FC929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 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 text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5Light pink · ΔE 13.8Light coral · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Pink · ΔE 17.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E6EC
Analogous#EC96BB, #ECC796
Triadic#96EC9C, #9C96EC
Split complementary#96ECC7, #96BBEC
Tetradic#BBEC96, #96E6EC, #C796EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEDEC
Lighter +10%#F4C5C1
Darker −10%#E4736B
Darker −20%#DC4B40
Darker −30%#C52F24
Darker −40%#9A251C
More saturated +25%#FB8F86
Less saturated −25%#DDA9A6

Channel breakdown

R236
G156
B150
Red236 (92.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue4.19°
Saturation (HSL)69.35%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9C · B 96

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