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Recognised as Colour

#ECA2A7

  • #ECA2A7
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ECA2A7 is a red with RGB values 236, 162, 167 and HSL 356°, 66%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ECA2A7#ECA2A7
HEX#ECA2A7
RGBrgb(236, 162, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6353, 0.6549
RGB percentages92.5%, 63.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(355.9, 66.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 31.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 29.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,508,135
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA2A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#135D58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFADA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BBA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FA9BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 8Pink · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Dark salmon · ΔE 19.6Light coral · ΔE 19.9Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2ECE7
Analogous#ECA2CC, #ECC2A2
Triadic#A7ECA2, #A2A7EC
Split complementary#A2ECC2, #A2CCEC
Tetradic#CCECA2, #A2ECE7, #C2A2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF7F7
Lighter +10%#F5CCCF
Darker −10%#E3787F
Darker −20%#DB4D57
Darker −30%#CB2A34
Darker −40%#A1212A
More saturated +25%#FA949B
Less saturated −25%#DEB0B3

Channel breakdown

R236
G162
B167
Red236 (92.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue355.95°
Saturation (HSL)66.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A2 · B A7

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