Recognised as Colour
#E05F8A
- #E05F8A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E05F8A is a red with RGB values 224, 95, 138 and HSL 340°, 68%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E05F8A#E05F8A
HEX#E05F8A
RGBrgb(224, 95, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3725, 0.5412
RGB percentages87.8%, 37.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(340, 67.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 57.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 57.6%, 38.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,704,522
CSS custom property--colour: #E05F8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#1FA075
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5FE0B5
Analogous#E05FCA, #E0755F
Triadic#8AE05F, #5F8AE0
Split complementary#5FE075, #5FCBE0
Tetradic#CAE05F, #5FE0B5, #755FE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G95
B138
Red224 (87.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)67.54%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 5F · B 8A
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