Recognised as Colour

#E2487E

#E2487E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#E2487E is a red with RGB values 226, 72, 126 and HSL 339°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#E2487E

RGBrgb(226, 72, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2824, 0.4941

RGB percentages88.6%, 28.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(339, 72.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339, 68.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 44.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,829,694

CSS custom property--colour: #E2487E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#1DB781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696F7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#928D7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F5325Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Deep pink · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 26 Light coral · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48E2AC

Analogous#E248CB, #E25F48

Triadic#7EE248, #487EE2

Split complementary#48E25F, #48CBE2

Tetradic#CBE248, #48E2AC, #5F48E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF8FA

Lighter +30%#F7CCDB

Lighter +20%#F0A0BC

Lighter +10%#E9749D

Darker −10%#D52261

Darker −20%#A91B4D

Darker −30%#7D1439

Darker −40%#510D25

More saturated +25%#FC2D76

Less saturated −25%#C76286

Channel breakdown

R226

G72

B126

Red226 (88.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue338.96°

Saturation (HSL)72.64%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 48 · B 7E

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