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Recognised as Colour

#ECAB9F

  • #ECAB9F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ECAB9F is a red with RGB values 236, 171, 159 and HSL 9°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ECAB9F#ECAB9F
HEX#ECAB9F
RGBrgb(236, 171, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6706, 0.6235
RGB percentages92.5%, 67.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(9.4, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 32.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,510,431
CSS custom property--colour: #ECAB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#135460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B39Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C09Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FAA3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.1Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7Pink · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 16Tan · ΔE 19.4Peach puff · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FE0EC
Analogous#EC9FBA, #ECD29F
Triadic#9FECAB, #AB9FEC
Split complementary#9FECD1, #9FBAEC
Tetradic#BAEC9F, #9FE0EC, #D19FEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF6F4
Lighter +10%#F4D0CA
Darker −10%#E48674
Darker −20%#DB604A
Darker −30%#CA4128
Darker −40%#9F3320
More saturated +25%#FAA191
Less saturated −25%#DEB5AD

Channel breakdown

R236
G171
B159
Red236 (92.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue9.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G AB · B 9F

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