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Recognised as Colour

#E29CA1

  • #E29CA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E29CA1 is a red with RGB values 226, 156, 161 and HSL 356°, 55%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E29CA1#E29CA1
HEX#E29CA1
RGBrgb(226, 156, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6118, 0.6314
RGB percentages88.6%, 61.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(355.7, 54.7%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 31%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 28.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,851,233
CSS custom property--colour: #E29CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1D635E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A6A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EF959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.3Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5Pink · ΔE 13.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.8Light coral · ΔE 20.4Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE2DD
Analogous#E29CC4, #E2BA9C
Triadic#A1E29C, #9CA1E2
Split complementary#9CE2BA, #9CC4E2
Tetradic#C4E29C, #9CE2DD, #BA9CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9EBEC
Lighter +10%#EEC3C6
Darker −10%#D6757C
Darker −20%#CB4D56
Darker −30%#B1343D
Darker −40%#8A282F
More saturated +25%#F28C93
Less saturated −25%#D2ACAF

Channel breakdown

R226
G156
B161
Red226 (88.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)54.69%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 9C · B A1

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