Recognised as Colour
#E17487
- #E17487
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E17487 is a red with RGB values 225, 116, 135 and HSL 350°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E17487#E17487
HEX#E17487
RGBrgb(225, 116, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4549, 0.5294
RGB percentages88.2%, 45.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(349.5, 64.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 48.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.4%, 40%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,775,431
CSS custom property--colour: #E17487;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#1E8B78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74E1CE
Analogous#E174BD, #E19874
Triadic#87E174, #7487E1
Split complementary#74E198, #74BDE1
Tetradic#BDE174, #74E1CE, #9874E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G116
B135
Red225 (88.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue349.54°
Saturation (HSL)64.5%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 74 · B 87
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