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Recognised as Colour

#E38CA0

  • #E38CA0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E38CA0 is a red with RGB values 227, 140, 160 and HSL 346°, 61%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E38CA0#E38CA0
HEX#E38CA0
RGBrgb(227, 140, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.549, 0.6275
RGB percentages89%, 54.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(346.2, 60.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 38.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 29.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,912,672
CSS custom property--colour: #E38CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1C735F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9BA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAB9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F18593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.7Light pink · ΔE 15.4Light coral · ΔE 17.6Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2Pink · ΔE 19.5Indian red · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE3CF
Analogous#E38CCB, #E3A38C
Triadic#A0E38C, #8CA0E3
Split complementary#8CE3A3, #8CCBE3
Tetradic#CBE38C, #8CE3CF, #A48CE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DEE4
Lighter +10%#EDB5C2
Darker −10%#D9637E
Darker −20%#CF3A5C
Darker −30%#AC2A48
Darker −40%#832037
More saturated +25%#F57A96
Less saturated −25%#D19EAA

Channel breakdown

R227
G140
B160
Red227 (89%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue346.21°
Saturation (HSL)60.84%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8C · B A0

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