Colour

#ECA9BC

#ECA9BC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#ECA9BC is a red with RGB values 236, 169, 188 and HSL 343°, 64%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ECA9BC#ECA9BC

HEX#ECA9BC

RGBrgb(236, 169, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6627, 0.7373

RGB percentages92.5%, 66.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(343, 63.8%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 28.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 28.4%, 20.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,509,948

CSS custom property--colour: #ECA9BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#135643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#F7A5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 7.1 Pink · ΔE 8.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9ECD9

Analogous#ECA9DE, #ECB8A9

Triadic#BCECA9, #A9BCEC

Split complementary#A9ECB8, #A9DEEC

Tetradic#DEECA9, #A9ECD9, #B8A9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFD

Lighter +10%#F5D3DD

Darker −10%#E37F9B

Darker −20%#DA557B

Darker −30%#CE2E5B

Darker −40%#A52449

More saturated +25%#F99CB6

Less saturated −25%#DFB6C2

Channel breakdown

R236

G169

B188

Red236 (92.5%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue342.99°

Saturation (HSL)63.81%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G A9 · B BC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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