Recognised as Colour

#E28A95

#E28A95
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E28A95 is a red with RGB values 226, 138, 149 and HSL 353°, 60%, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#E28A95#E28A95

HEX#E28A95

RGBrgb(226, 138, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5412, 0.5843

RGB percentages88.6%, 54.1%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(352.5, 60.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 38.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 38.9%, 34.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,846,613

CSS custom property--colour: #E28A95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#1D756A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA993no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F1818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 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 text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9 Light pink · ΔE 16.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2 Pink · ΔE 20.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AE2D7

Analogous#E28AC1, #E2AB8A

Triadic#95E28A, #8A95E2

Split complementary#8AE2AB, #8AC1E2

Tetradic#C1E28A, #8AE2D7, #AB8AE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6DCDF

Lighter +10%#ECB3BA

Darker −10%#D86170

Darker −20%#CE384B

Darker −30%#A92A3A

Darker −40%#80202C

More saturated +25%#F47887

Less saturated −25%#D09CA3

Channel breakdown

R226

G138

B149

Red226 (88.6%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue352.5°

Saturation (HSL)60.27%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 8A · B 95

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Colour harmonies

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