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Recognised as Colour

#E3949C

  • #E3949C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E3949C is a red with RGB values 227, 148, 156 and HSL 354°, 59%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E3949C#E3949C
HEX#E3949C
RGBrgb(227, 148, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5804, 0.6118
RGB percentages89%, 58%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(353.9, 58.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 34.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 34.8%, 31.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,914,716
CSS custom property--colour: #E3949C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1C6B63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A09Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F18D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15Pink · ΔE 16.4Light coral · ΔE 16.9Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9Dark salmon · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E3DB
Analogous#E394C3, #E3B494
Triadic#9CE394, #949CE3
Split complementary#94E3B4, #94C3E3
Tetradic#C3E394, #94E3DB, #B494E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E5E7
Lighter +10%#EEBCC1
Darker −10%#D86C77
Darker −20%#CE4351
Darker −30%#B02E3B
Darker −40%#88232E
More saturated +25%#F4838F
Less saturated −25%#D2A5A9

Channel breakdown

R227
G148
B156
Red227 (89%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue353.92°
Saturation (HSL)58.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 94 · B 9C

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