Recognised as Colour
#E172B8
- #E172B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E172B8 is a magenta with RGB values 225, 114, 184 and HSL 322°, 65%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E172B8#E172B8
HEX#E172B8
RGBrgb(225, 114, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4471, 0.7216
RGB percentages88.2%, 44.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(322.2, 64.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.2, 49.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 49.3%, 18.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,774,968
CSS custom property--colour: #E172B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1E8D47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72E19B
Analogous#D372E1, #E17280
Triadic#B8E172, #72B8E1
Split complementary#80E172, #72E1D3
Tetradic#E1D372, #72E19B, #7280E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G114
B184
Red225 (88.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue322.16°
Saturation (HSL)64.91%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 72 · B B8
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