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Recognised as Colour

#E189B5

  • #E189B5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E189B5 is a red with RGB values 225, 137, 181 and HSL 330°, 59%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E189B5#E189B5
HEX#E189B5
RGBrgb(225, 137, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5373, 0.7098
RGB percentages88.2%, 53.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(330, 59.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 39.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 19.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,780,853
CSS custom property--colour: #E189B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#1E764A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#919BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ED8799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#89E1B5
Analogous#E189E1, #E18989
Triadic#B5E189, #89B5E1
Split complementary#89E189, #89E1E1
Tetradic#E1E189, #89E1B5, #8989E1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DAE8
Lighter +10%#EBB2CE
Darker −10%#D7609B
Darker −20%#CC3882
Darker −30%#A72A68
Darker −40%#7E204F
More saturated +25%#F376B5
Less saturated −25%#CE9BB5

Channel breakdown

R225
G137
B181
Red225 (88.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)59.46%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 89 · B B5

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