Recognised as Colour

#E26E94

#E26E94
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E26E94 is a red with RGB values 226, 110, 148 and HSL 340°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#E26E94

RGBrgb(226, 110, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4314, 0.5804

RGB percentages88.6%, 43.1%, 58%

HSLhsl(340.3, 66.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 51.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 51.3%, 34.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,839,444

CSS custom property--colour: #E26E94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#1D916B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818695no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9C91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F2657Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.6 Hot pink · ΔE 19.6 Light coral · ΔE 20.3 Indian red · ΔE 23 Salmon · ΔE 29.1 Light pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.56, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EE2BC

Analogous#E26ECE, #E2826E

Triadic#94E26E, #6E94E2

Split complementary#6EE282, #6ECEE2

Tetradic#CEE26E, #6EE2BC, #826EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCEDF2

Lighter +20%#F3C3D3

Lighter +10%#EB99B3

Darker −10%#D94375

Darker −20%#C3275A

Darker −30%#981F46

Darker −40%#6E1633

More saturated +25%#F8588D

Less saturated −25%#CC849C

Channel breakdown

R226

G110

B148

Red226 (88.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue340.34°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 6E · B 94

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