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Recognised as Colour

#E4488E

  • #E4488E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E4488E is a red with RGB values 228, 72, 142 and HSL 333°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E4488E#E4488E
HEX#E4488E
RGBrgb(228, 72, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2824, 0.5569
RGB percentages89.4%, 28.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(333.1, 74.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.1, 68.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 37.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,960,782
CSS custom property--colour: #E4488E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#1BB771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#908F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F63865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.1Medium violet red · ΔE 15.9Deep pink · ΔE 19.2Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 32.5Indian red · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48E49E
Analogous#E448DC, #E45048
Triadic#8EE448, #488EE4
Split complementary#48E450, #48DCE4
Tetradic#DCE448, #48E49E, #5048E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFC
Lighter +30%#F8CDE0
Lighter +20%#F1A1C5
Lighter +10%#EB74A9
Darker −10%#D92073
Darker −20%#AD195B
Darker −30%#801344
Darker −40%#540C2C
More saturated +25%#FE2E8B
Less saturated −25%#CA6291

Channel breakdown

R228
G72
B142
Red228 (89.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue333.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 48 · B 8E

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