Recognised as Colour

#EC9DBA

#EC9DBA
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EC9DBA is a red with RGB values 236, 157, 186 and HSL 338°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EC9DBA#EC9DBA

HEX#EC9DBA

RGBrgb(236, 157, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6157, 0.7294

RGB percentages92.5%, 61.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(338, 67.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338, 33.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,506,874

CSS custom property--colour: #EC9DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#136245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6ABBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9B9B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F899A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.3 Pink · ΔE 15.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 19.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2 Thistle · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DECCF

Analogous#EC9DE1, #ECA89D

Triadic#BAEC9D, #9DBAEC

Split complementary#9DECA8, #9DE1EC

Tetradic#E1EC9D, #9DECCF, #A89DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF2F6

Lighter +10%#F4C8D8

Darker −10%#E4729C

Darker −20%#DB487E

Darker −30%#C92762

Darker −40%#9E1F4E

More saturated +25%#FB8EB6

Less saturated −25%#DDACBE

Channel breakdown

R236

G157

B186

Red236 (92.5%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue337.97°

Saturation (HSL)67.52%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 9D · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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