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Recognised as Colour

#E3A8A4

  • #E3A8A4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E3A8A4 is a red with RGB values 227, 168, 164 and HSL 4°, 53%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E3A8A4#E3A8A4
HEX#E3A8A4
RGBrgb(227, 168, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6588, 0.6431
RGB percentages89%, 65.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(3.8, 52.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 27.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 26%, 27.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,919,844
CSS custom property--colour: #E3A8A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#1C575B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B0A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BBA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0A2A7no 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 text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.2Rosy brown · ΔE 12Pink · ΔE 12.2Dark salmon · ΔE 19Tan · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4DFE3
Analogous#E3A4C0, #E3C7A4
Triadic#A4E3A8, #A8A4E3
Split complementary#A4E3C8, #A4BFE3
Tetradic#C0E3A4, #A4DFE3, #C8A4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF3F2
Lighter +10%#EFCDCB
Darker −10%#D7837D
Darker −20%#CB5D56
Darker −30%#B64038
Darker −40%#8F322C
More saturated +25%#F29B95
Less saturated −25%#D4B5B3

Channel breakdown

R227
G168
B164
Red227 (89%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue3.81°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G A8 · B A4

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