Recognised as Colour

#E3AB9F

#E3AB9F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#E3AB9F is a red with RGB values 227, 171, 159 and HSL 11°, 55%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#E3AB9F

RGBrgb(227, 171, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6706, 0.6235

RGB percentages89%, 67.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(10.6, 54.8%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 30%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 30%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,920,607

CSS custom property--colour: #E3AB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#1C5460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4BC9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#F0A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.6 Light pink · ΔE 14.3 Pink · ΔE 14.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2 Tan · ΔE 17.2 Peach puff · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FD7E3

Analogous#E39FB5, #E3CD9F

Triadic#9FE3AB, #AB9FE3

Split complementary#9FE3CD, #9FB5E3

Tetradic#B5E39F, #9FD7E3, #CD9FE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF0EE

Lighter +10%#EFCEC6

Darker −10%#D78878

Darker −20%#CC6650

Darker −30%#B44B35

Darker −40%#8D3B29

More saturated +25%#F3A190

Less saturated −25%#D3B5AF

Channel breakdown

R227

G171

B159

Red227 (89%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue10.59°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G AB · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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