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Recognised as Colour

#E28E95

  • #E28E95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E28E95 is a red with RGB values 226, 142, 149 and HSL 355°, 59%, 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 Light coral.

Colour values

#E28E95#E28E95
HEX#E28E95
RGBrgb(226, 142, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5569, 0.5843
RGB percentages88.6%, 55.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(355, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 34.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,847,637
CSS custom property--colour: #E28E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1D716A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9B95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AB93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F18691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6Pink · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE2DB
Analogous#E28EBF, #E2B18E
Triadic#95E28E, #8E95E2
Split complementary#8EE2B1, #8EBFE2
Tetradic#BFE28E, #8EE2DB, #B18EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DFE1
Lighter +10%#ECB7BB
Darker −10%#D8656F
Darker −20%#CD3D49
Darker −30%#AB2C37
Darker −40%#83212A
More saturated +25%#F47C86
Less saturated −25%#D0A0A4

Channel breakdown

R226
G142
B149
Red226 (88.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8E · B 95

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