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Recognised as Colour

#EC9FBA

  • #EC9FBA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EC9FBA is a red with RGB values 236, 159, 186 and HSL 339°, 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

#EC9FBA#EC9FBA
HEX#EC9FBA
RGBrgb(236, 159, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6235, 0.7294
RGB percentages92.5%, 62.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(339, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,386
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9FBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#136045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ADBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBAB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F89BA8no 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 text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.2Pink · ΔE 14Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FECD1
Analogous#EC9FE1, #ECAB9F
Triadic#BAEC9F, #9FBAEC
Split complementary#9FECAB, #9FE1EC
Tetradic#E1EC9F, #9FECD1, #AB9FEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F7
Lighter +10%#F4CAD9
Darker −10%#E4749B
Darker −20%#DB4A7D
Darker −30%#CA2861
Darker −40%#9F204C
More saturated +25%#FA91B6
Less saturated −25%#DEADBE

Channel breakdown

R236
G159
B186
Red236 (92.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue338.96°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9F · B BA

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