Recognised as Colour

#E29FB2

#E29FB2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E29FB2 is a red with RGB values 226, 159, 178 and HSL 343°, 54%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E29FB2#E29FB2

HEX#E29FB2

RGBrgb(226, 159, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6235, 0.698

RGB percentages88.6%, 62.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(343, 53.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 29.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 21.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,852,018

CSS custom property--colour: #E29FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#1D604D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8AAB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B6B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ED9BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10 Pink · ΔE 12.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Plum · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FE2CF

Analogous#E29FD3, #E2AE9F

Triadic#B2E29F, #9FB2E2

Split complementary#9FE2AE, #9FD3E2

Tetradic#D3E29F, #9FE2CF, #AE9FE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAEDF1

Lighter +10%#EEC6D1

Darker −10%#D67893

Darker −20%#CA5173

Darker −30%#B23659

Darker −40%#8B2A46

More saturated +25%#F28FAB

Less saturated −25%#D2AFB9

Channel breakdown

R226

G159

B178

Red226 (88.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue342.99°

Saturation (HSL)53.6%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 9F · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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