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Recognised as Colour

#ECA89C

  • #ECA89C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#ECA89C is a red with RGB values 236, 168, 156 and HSL 9°, 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 Dark salmon.

Colour values

#ECA89C#ECA89C
HEX#ECA89C
RGBrgb(236, 168, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6588, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.5%, 65.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(9, 67.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9, 33.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 33.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,509,660
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA89C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#135763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B19Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BE9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB9FA5no 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 text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.4Light pink · ΔE 13.5Pink · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2Light salmon · ΔE 20Tan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE0EC
Analogous#EC9CB8, #ECD09C
Triadic#9CECA8, #A89CEC
Split complementary#9CECD0, #9CB8EC
Tetradic#B8EC9C, #9CE0EC, #D09CEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF3F2
Lighter +10%#F4CEC7
Darker −10%#E48271
Darker −20%#DC5D46
Darker −30%#C93F26
Darker −40%#9E311E
More saturated +25%#FB9E8D
Less saturated −25%#DDB2AB

Channel breakdown

R236
G168
B156
Red236 (92.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue9°
Saturation (HSL)67.8%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A8 · B 9C

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