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Recognised as Colour

#E286A5

  • #E286A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E286A5 is a red with RGB values 226, 134, 165 and HSL 340°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E286A5#E286A5
HEX#E286A5
RGBrgb(226, 134, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5255, 0.6471
RGB percentages88.6%, 52.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(339.8, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 27%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,605
CSS custom property--colour: #E286A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1D795A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9398A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A8A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F08191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.9Light pink · ΔE 19.3Light coral · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 22.9Pink · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86E2C3
Analogous#E286D3, #E29586
Triadic#A5E286, #86A5E2
Split complementary#86E295, #86D3E2
Tetradic#D3E286, #86E2C3, #9586E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D8E2
Lighter +10%#ECAFC4
Darker −10%#D85D86
Darker −20%#CE3468
Darker −30%#A72853
Darker −40%#7E1E3E
More saturated +25%#F5739F
Less saturated −25%#CF99AB

Channel breakdown

R226
G134
B165
Red226 (88.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue339.78°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 86 · B A5

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