Recognised as Colour
#E1849E
- #E1849E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E1849E is a red with RGB values 225, 132, 158 and HSL 343°, 61%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E1849E#E1849E
HEX#E1849E
RGBrgb(225, 132, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5176, 0.6196
RGB percentages88.2%, 51.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(343.2, 60.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 41.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 29.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,779,550
CSS custom property--colour: #E1849E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1E7B61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84E1C7
Analogous#E184CC, #E19984
Triadic#9EE184, #849EE1
Split complementary#84E199, #84CCE1
Tetradic#CCE184, #84E1C7, #9984E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G132
B158
Red225 (88.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue343.23°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 84 · B 9E
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