Colour

#EC9C98

#EC9C98
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EC9C98 is a red with RGB values 236, 156, 152 and HSL 3°, 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

#EC9C98#EC9C98

HEX#EC9C98

RGBrgb(236, 156, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6118, 0.5961

RGB percentages92.5%, 61.2%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(2.9, 68.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 35.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 35.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,506,584

CSS custom property--colour: #EC9C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

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

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#136367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACA797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#FC939Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 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 text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13 Dark salmon · ΔE 13.5 Light coral · ΔE 15.6 Pink · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9 Light salmon · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98E8EC

Analogous#EC98BE, #ECC698

Triadic#98EC9C, #9C98EC

Split complementary#98ECC6, #98BEEC

Tetradic#BEEC98, #98E8EC, #C698EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCEFEE

Lighter +10%#F4C5C3

Darker −10%#E4736D

Darker −20%#DC4942

Darker −30%#C62C25

Darker −40%#9B231D

More saturated +25%#FB8E89

Less saturated −25%#DDAAA7

Channel breakdown

R236

G156

B152

Red236 (92.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue2.86°

Saturation (HSL)68.85%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 9C · B 98

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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