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Recognised as Colour

#E2869C

  • #E2869C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2869C is a red with RGB values 226, 134, 156 and HSL 346°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2869C#E2869C
HEX#E2869C
RGBrgb(226, 134, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5255, 0.6118
RGB percentages88.6%, 52.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(345.7, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 31%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,596
CSS custom property--colour: #E2869C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1D7963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95979Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA89Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F17F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.1Light coral · ΔE 16.7Light pink · ΔE 17.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2Pink · ΔE 22.1Indian red · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86E2CC
Analogous#E286CA, #E29E86
Triadic#9CE286, #869CE2
Split complementary#86E29E, #86CAE2
Tetradic#CAE286, #86E2CC, #9E86E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D8DF
Lighter +10%#ECAFBE
Darker −10%#D85D7A
Darker −20%#CE3459
Darker −30%#A72846
Darker −40%#7E1E35
More saturated +25%#F57392
Less saturated −25%#CF99A6

Channel breakdown

R226
G134
B156
Red226 (88.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue345.65°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 86 · B 9C

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