Recognised as Colour
#E25990
- #E25990
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E25990 is a red with RGB values 226, 89, 144 and HSL 336°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E25990#E25990
HEX#E25990
RGBrgb(226, 89, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.349, 0.5647
RGB percentages88.6%, 34.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(335.9, 70.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.9, 60.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 60.6%, 36.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,834,064
CSS custom property--colour: #E25990;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1DA66F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59E2AB
Analogous#E259D5, #E26759
Triadic#90E259, #5990E2
Split complementary#59E267, #59D4E2
Tetradic#D4E259, #59E2AB, #6759E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G89
B144
Red226 (88.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue335.91°
Saturation (HSL)70.26%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 59 · B 90
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