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Recognised as Colour

#EC9CA0

  • #EC9CA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EC9CA0 is a red with RGB values 236, 156, 160 and HSL 357°, 68%, 77%. 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

#EC9CA0#EC9CA0
HEX#EC9CA0
RGBrgb(236, 156, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6118, 0.6275
RGB percentages92.5%, 61.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(357, 67.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357, 33.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 32.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,592
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#13635F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA8A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB79Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FB949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.5Pink · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Light coral · ΔE 16.7Dark salmon · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CECE8
Analogous#EC9CC8, #ECC09C
Triadic#A0EC9C, #9CA0EC
Split complementary#9CECC0, #9CC8EC
Tetradic#C8EC9C, #9CECE8, #C09CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF2F2
Lighter +10%#F4C7C9
Darker −10%#E47177
Darker −20%#DC464E
Darker −30%#C9262F
Darker −40%#9E1E25
More saturated +25%#FB8D93
Less saturated −25%#DDABAD

Channel breakdown

R236
G156
B160
Red236 (92.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue357°
Saturation (HSL)67.8%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9C · B A0

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