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Recognised as Colour

#ECA69A

  • #ECA69A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#ECA69A is a red with RGB values 236, 166, 154 and HSL 9°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#ECA69A#ECA69A
HEX#ECA69A
RGBrgb(236, 166, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.651, 0.6039
RGB percentages92.5%, 65.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(8.8, 68.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 34.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 34.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,509,146
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA69A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#135965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AF99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BD99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.7Light pink · ΔE 13.8Pink · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5Light salmon · ΔE 19.3Light coral · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE0EC
Analogous#EC9AB7, #ECCF9A
Triadic#9AECA6, #A69AEC
Split complementary#9AECCF, #9AB7EC
Tetradic#B7EC9A, #9AE0EC, #CF9AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF2F0
Lighter +10%#F4CCC5
Darker −10%#E4806F
Darker −20%#DC5A44
Darker −30%#C73D26
Darker −40%#9D301D
More saturated +25%#FB9B8B
Less saturated −25%#DDB1A9

Channel breakdown

R236
G166
B154
Red236 (92.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue8.78°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A6 · B 9A

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