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Recognised as Colour

#E36996

  • #E36996
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E36996 is a red with RGB values 227, 105, 150 and HSL 338°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E36996#E36996
HEX#E36996
RGBrgb(227, 105, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4118, 0.5882
RGB percentages89%, 41.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(337.9, 68.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 53.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 33.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,903,702
CSS custom property--colour: #E36996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#1C9669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9A93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F3607Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.7Hot pink · ΔE 16.2Light coral · ΔE 23.5Indian red · ΔE 25.5Medium violet red · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E3B6
Analogous#E369D3, #E37969
Triadic#96E369, #6996E3
Split complementary#69E379, #69D3E3
Tetradic#D3E369, #69E3B6, #7969E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEAF0
Lighter +20%#F3BFD2
Lighter +10%#EB94B4
Darker −10%#DB3E78
Darker −20%#C2245E
Darker −30%#971C49
Darker −40%#6C1434
More saturated +25%#F95390
Less saturated −25%#CD7F9C

Channel breakdown

R227
G105
B150
Red227 (89%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue337.87°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 69 · B 96

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