Recognised as Colour
#E1708B
- #E1708B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E1708B is a red with RGB values 225, 112, 139 and HSL 346°, 65%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E1708B#E1708B
HEX#E1708B
RGBrgb(225, 112, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4392, 0.5451
RGB percentages88.2%, 43.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(345.7, 65.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 50.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 38.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,774,411
CSS custom property--colour: #E1708B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#1E8F74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70E1C6
Analogous#E170C4, #E18D70
Triadic#8BE170, #708BE1
Split complementary#70E18D, #70C4E1
Tetradic#C4E170, #70E1C6, #8D70E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G112
B139
Red225 (88.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue345.66°
Saturation (HSL)65.32%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 70 · B 8B
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