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Recognised as Colour

#ED8CB6

  • #ED8CB6
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#ED8CB6 is a red with RGB values 237, 140, 182 and HSL 334°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#ED8CB6#ED8CB6
HEX#ED8CB6
RGBrgb(237, 140, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.549, 0.7137
RGB percentages92.9%, 54.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(334, 72.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 40.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.9%, 23.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,568,054
CSS custom property--colour: #ED8CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#127349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A0B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB0B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FA889Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.6Plum · ΔE 19Light pink · ΔE 21.2Hot pink · ΔE 23Pink · ΔE 24.6Light coral · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEDC3
Analogous#ED8CE7, #ED938C
Triadic#B6ED8C, #8CB6ED
Split complementary#8CED93, #8CE6ED
Tetradic#E6ED8C, #8CEDC3, #938CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE4EE
Lighter +10%#F4B8D2
Darker −10%#E6609A
Darker −20%#DF347E
Darker −30%#C21E65
Darker −40%#96174E
More saturated +25%#FE7BB4
Less saturated −25%#DC9DB8

Channel breakdown

R237
G140
B182
Red237 (92.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue334.02°
Saturation (HSL)72.93%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 8C · B B6

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