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Recognised as Colour

#ECA6A1

  • #ECA6A1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ECA6A1 is a red with RGB values 236, 166, 161 and HSL 4°, 66%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ECA6A1#ECA6A1
HEX#ECA6A1
RGBrgb(236, 166, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.651, 0.6314
RGB percentages92.5%, 65.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(4, 66.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 31.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 31.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,509,153
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA6A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#13595E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AFA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BDA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA9EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.6Pink · ΔE 13.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Dark salmon · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 20.6Light salmon · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E7EC
Analogous#ECA1C2, #ECCCA1
Triadic#A1ECA6, #A6A1EC
Split complementary#A1ECCC, #A1C2EC
Tetradic#C2ECA1, #A1E7EC, #CBA1EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF6F6
Lighter +10%#F5CECB
Darker −10%#E37E77
Darker −20%#DB564C
Darker −30%#CB3429
Darker −40%#A12920
More saturated +25%#FA9A93
Less saturated −25%#DEB2AF

Channel breakdown

R236
G166
B161
Red236 (92.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue4°
Saturation (HSL)66.37%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A6 · B A1

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