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Recognised as Colour

#E29F96

  • #E29F96
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#E29F96 is a red with RGB values 226, 159, 150 and HSL 7°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#E29F96#E29F96
HEX#E29F96
RGBrgb(226, 159, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6235, 0.5882
RGB percentages88.6%, 62.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(7.1, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 29.6%, 33.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,851,990
CSS custom property--colour: #E29F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1D6069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F0979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3Dark salmon · ΔE 13.9Light pink · ΔE 14.1Pink · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 20.4Tan · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D9E2
Analogous#E296B3, #E2C596
Triadic#96E29F, #9F96E2
Split complementary#96E2C5, #96B3E2
Tetradic#B3E296, #96D9E2, #C596E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E8E6
Lighter +10%#EDC4BE
Darker −10%#D77A6E
Darker −20%#CC5646
Darker −30%#AF3F30
Darker −40%#873125
More saturated +25%#F39285
Less saturated −25%#D1ACA7

Channel breakdown

R226
G159
B150
Red226 (88.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue7.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 9F · B 96

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