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Recognised as Colour

#E2899B

  • #E2899B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E2899B is a red with RGB values 226, 137, 155 and HSL 348°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E2899B#E2899B
HEX#E2899B
RGBrgb(226, 137, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5373, 0.6078
RGB percentages88.6%, 53.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(347.9, 60.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 39.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 31.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,363
CSS custom property--colour: #E2899B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#1D7664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98999Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F1828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2Light coral · ΔE 16Light pink · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Pink · ΔE 20.6Indian red · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E2D0
Analogous#E289C7, #E2A389
Triadic#9BE289, #899BE2
Split complementary#89E2A3, #89C7E2
Tetradic#C7E289, #89E2D0, #A389E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DBE0
Lighter +10%#ECB2BE
Darker −10%#D86078
Darker −20%#CE3756
Darker −30%#A92943
Darker −40%#801F33
More saturated +25%#F47790
Less saturated −25%#D09BA6

Channel breakdown

R226
G137
B155
Red226 (88.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue347.87°
Saturation (HSL)60.54%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 89 · B 9B

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