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Recognised as Colour

#E2949D

  • #E2949D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E2949D is a red with RGB values 226, 148, 157 and HSL 353°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E2949D#E2949D
HEX#E2949D
RGBrgb(226, 148, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5804, 0.6157
RGB percentages88.6%, 58%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(353.1, 57.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 34.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 30.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,849,181
CSS custom property--colour: #E2949D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1D6B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AF9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F08D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.3Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Pink · ΔE 16.2Light coral · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Dark salmon · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E2D9
Analogous#E294C4, #E2B294
Triadic#9DE294, #949DE2
Split complementary#94E2B2, #94C4E2
Tetradic#C4E294, #94E2D9, #B294E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E4E7
Lighter +10%#EDBCC2
Darker −10%#D76C78
Darker −20%#CC4453
Darker −30%#AE2F3E
Darker −40%#86242F
More saturated +25%#F38390
Less saturated −25%#D1A5AA

Channel breakdown

R226
G148
B157
Red226 (88.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue353.08°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 94 · B 9D

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