Recognised as Colour
#E248A0
- #E248A0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E248A0 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 72, 160 and HSL 326°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E248A0#E248A0
HEX#E248A0
RGBrgb(226, 72, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2824, 0.6275
RGB percentages88.6%, 28.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(325.7, 72.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 68.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 29.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,829,728
CSS custom property--colour: #E248A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1DB75F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48E28A
Analogous#D748E2, #E24853
Triadic#A0E248, #48A0E2
Split complementary#53E248, #48E2D7
Tetradic#E2D748, #48E28A, #4853E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G72
B160
Red226 (88.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 48 · B A0
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