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Recognised as Colour

#ECB8B8

  • #ECB8B8
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pink

#ECB8B8 is a red with RGB values 236, 184, 184 and HSL 0°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#ECB8B8#ECB8B8
HEX#ECB8B8
RGBrgb(236, 184, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7216, 0.7216
RGB percentages92.5%, 72.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(0, 57.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 22%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 22%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,784
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB8B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#134747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BFB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC8B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F7B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 7.9Light pink · ΔE 9.6Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Misty rose · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 17.4Peach puff · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8ECEC
Analogous#ECB8D2, #ECD2B8
Triadic#B8ECB8, #B8B8EC
Split complementary#B8ECD2, #B8D2EC
Tetradic#D2ECB8, #B8ECEC, #D2B8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7E0E0
Darker −10%#E19090
Darker −20%#D66868
Darker −30%#CC3F3F
Darker −40%#AA2E2E
More saturated +25%#F7ADAD
Less saturated −25%#E1C3C3

Channel breakdown

R236
G184
B184
Red236 (92.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)57.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B8 · B B8

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