Recognised as Colour

#EC9EBA

#EC9EBA
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EC9EBA is a red with RGB values 236, 158, 186 and HSL 338°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EC9EBA#EC9EBA

HEX#EC9EBA

RGBrgb(236, 158, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.7294

RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(338.5, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 33.1%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,507,130

CSS custom property--colour: #EC9EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#136145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7ACBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABAB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F89AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.8 Pink · ΔE 14.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8 Thistle · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EECD0

Analogous#EC9EE1, #ECA99E

Triadic#BAEC9E, #9EBAEC

Split complementary#9EECA9, #9EE1EC

Tetradic#E1EC9E, #9EECD0, #A99EEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF3F7

Lighter +10%#F4C9D8

Darker −10%#E4739C

Darker −20%#DB497D

Darker −30%#CA2762

Darker −40%#9F1F4D

More saturated +25%#FB90B6

Less saturated −25%#DEADBE

Channel breakdown

R236

G158

B186

Red236 (92.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue338.46°

Saturation (HSL)67.24%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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