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Recognised as Colour

#E15994

  • #E15994
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E15994 is a red with RGB values 225, 89, 148 and HSL 334°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E15994#E15994
HEX#E15994
RGBrgb(225, 89, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.349, 0.5804
RGB percentages88.2%, 34.9%, 58%
HSLhsl(334, 69.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 60.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 34.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,768,532
CSS custom property--colour: #E15994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1EA66B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7A96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#949391no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F24F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.6Pale violetred · ΔE 14.2Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6Deep pink · ΔE 26.2Light coral · ΔE 30.2Orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E1A6
Analogous#E159D8, #E16259
Triadic#94E159, #5994E1
Split complementary#59E162, #59D8E1
Tetradic#D8E159, #59E1A6, #6259E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DBE8
Lighter +20%#F1AFCC
Lighter +10%#E984B0
Darker −10%#D92E78
Darker −20%#B42060
Darker −30%#881949
Darker −40%#5D1132
More saturated +25%#FA4191
Less saturated −25%#C97297

Channel breakdown

R225
G89
B148
Red225 (88.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue333.97°
Saturation (HSL)69.39%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 59 · B 94

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