Recognised as Colour
#E185A1
- #E185A1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E185A1 is a red with RGB values 225, 133, 161 and HSL 342°, 61%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E185A1#E185A1
HEX#E185A1
RGBrgb(225, 133, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5216, 0.6314
RGB percentages88.2%, 52.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(341.7, 60.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 40.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 40.9%, 28.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,779,809
CSS custom property--colour: #E185A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1E7A5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85E1C5
Analogous#E185CF, #E19785
Triadic#A1E185, #85A1E1
Split complementary#85E197, #85CFE1
Tetradic#CFE185, #85E1C5, #9785E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G133
B161
Red225 (88.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue341.74°
Saturation (HSL)60.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 85 · B A1
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