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Recognised as Colour

#E15C88

  • #E15C88
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E15C88 is a red with RGB values 225, 92, 136 and HSL 340°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E15C88#E15C88
HEX#E15C88
RGBrgb(225, 92, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3608, 0.5333
RGB percentages88.2%, 36.1%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(340.2, 68.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 59.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 39.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,769,288
CSS custom property--colour: #E15C88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#1EA377

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#989485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F34E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9Hot pink · ΔE 17.5Indian red · ΔE 22.9Light coral · ΔE 23.1Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6Deep pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CE1B5
Analogous#E15CCB, #E1725C
Triadic#88E15C, #5C88E1
Split complementary#5CE172, #5CCBE1
Tetradic#CBE15C, #5CE1B5, #725CE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DDE6
Lighter +20%#F1B2C7
Lighter +10%#E987A7
Darker −10%#D93169
Darker −20%#B62152
Darker −30%#8B193F
Darker −40%#5F122B
More saturated +25%#F94480
Less saturated −25%#C97490

Channel breakdown

R225
G92
B136
Red225 (88.2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue340.15°
Saturation (HSL)68.91%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 5C · B 88

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