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Recognised as Colour

#E36987

  • #E36987
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E36987 is a red with RGB values 227, 105, 135 and HSL 345°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E36987#E36987
HEX#E36987
RGBrgb(227, 105, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4118, 0.5294
RGB percentages89%, 41.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(345.2, 68.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 53.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 40.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,903,687
CSS custom property--colour: #E36987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#1C9678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9A84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F55C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.9Light coral · ΔE 16Indian red · ΔE 17.6Hot pink · ΔE 23Salmon · ΔE 24Light pink · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E3C5
Analogous#E369C4, #E38869
Triadic#87E369, #6987E3
Split complementary#69E388, #69C4E3
Tetradic#C4E369, #69E3C5, #8869E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEAEE
Lighter +20%#F3BFCC
Lighter +10%#EB94A9
Darker −10%#DB3E65
Darker −20%#C2244B
Darker −30%#971C3A
Darker −40%#6C142A
More saturated +25%#F9537C
Less saturated −25%#CD7F92

Channel breakdown

R227
G105
B135
Red227 (89%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue345.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 69 · B 87

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