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Recognised as Colour

#E05996

  • #E05996
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E05996 is a red with RGB values 224, 89, 150 and HSL 333°, 69%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E05996#E05996
HEX#E05996
RGBrgb(224, 89, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.349, 0.5882
RGB percentages87.8%, 34.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(332.9, 68.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 60.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 33%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,702,998
CSS custom property--colour: #E05996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1FA669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7A98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#939393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F05071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.1Pale violetred · ΔE 14.7Medium violet red · ΔE 20Deep pink · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 29Light coral · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E0A3
Analogous#E059DA, #E06059
Triadic#96E059, #5996E0
Split complementary#59E060, #59D9E0
Tetradic#D9E059, #59E0A3, #6059E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DAE8
Lighter +20%#F0AFCC
Lighter +10%#E884B1
Darker −10%#D82E7B
Darker −20%#B22163
Darker −30%#87194B
Darker −40%#5C1133
More saturated +25%#F94094
Less saturated −25%#C77298

Channel breakdown

R224
G89
B150
Red224 (87.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue332.89°
Saturation (HSL)68.53%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 59 · B 96

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