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Recognised as Colour

#ECA79D

  • #ECA79D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ECA79D is a red with RGB values 236, 167, 157 and HSL 8°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ECA79D#ECA79D
HEX#ECA79D
RGBrgb(236, 167, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6549, 0.6157
RGB percentages92.5%, 65.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(7.6, 67.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 33.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 29.2%, 33.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,509,405
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA79D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#135862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B09Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BD9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.7Dark salmon · ΔE 13.9Pink · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Light salmon · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DE2EC
Analogous#EC9DBB, #ECCF9D
Triadic#9DECA7, #A79DEC
Split complementary#9DECCF, #9DBAEC
Tetradic#BBEC9D, #9DE2EC, #CF9DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF4F2
Lighter +10%#F4CDC8
Darker −10%#E48172
Darker −20%#DB5A48
Darker −30%#C93B27
Darker −40%#9E2F1F
More saturated +25%#FB9C8E
Less saturated −25%#DDB2AC

Channel breakdown

R236
G167
B157
Red236 (92.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue7.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.52%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A7 · B 9D

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