Colour

#E28CA4

#E28CA4
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E28CA4 is a red with RGB values 226, 140, 164 and HSL 343°, 60%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E28CA4#E28CA4

HEX#E28CA4

RGBrgb(226, 140, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.549, 0.6431

RGB percentages88.6%, 54.9%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(343.3, 59.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 38.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 38.1%, 27.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,847,140

CSS custom property--colour: #E28CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#1D735B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#989CA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADABA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F08694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2 Light pink · ΔE 15.9 Light coral · ΔE 19.7 Pink · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9 Plum · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CE2CA

Analogous#E28CCF, #E29F8C

Triadic#A4E28C, #8CA4E2

Split complementary#8CE29F, #8CCFE2

Tetradic#CFE28C, #8CE2CA, #9F8CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7DDE4

Lighter +10%#ECB5C4

Darker −10%#D86384

Darker −20%#CD3B64

Darker −30%#AA2B4E

Darker −40%#81213C

More saturated +25%#F47A9C

Less saturated −25%#D09EAC

Channel breakdown

R226

G140

B164

Red226 (88.6%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue343.26°

Saturation (HSL)59.72%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 8C · B A4

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Colour values

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