Recognised as Colour
#E27292
- #E27292
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E27292 is a red with RGB values 226, 114, 146 and HSL 343°, 66%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E27292#E27292
HEX#E27292
RGBrgb(226, 114, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4471, 0.5725
RGB percentages88.6%, 44.7%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(342.9, 65.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 49.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.6%, 35.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,466
CSS custom property--colour: #E27292;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#1D8D6D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72E2C2
Analogous#E272CA, #E28A72
Triadic#92E272, #7292E2
Split complementary#72E28A, #72CAE2
Tetradic#CAE272, #72E2C2, #8A72E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G114
B146
Red226 (88.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)65.88%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 72 · B 92
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