Colour

#E45C8F

#E45C8F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E45C8F is a red with RGB values 228, 92, 143 and HSL 338°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E45C8F#E45C8F

HEX#E45C8F

RGBrgb(228, 92, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3608, 0.5608

RGB percentages89.4%, 36.1%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(337.5, 71.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 59.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 59.6%, 37.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,965,903

CSS custom property--colour: #E45C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#1BA370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#98958Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F55070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.2 Hot pink · ΔE 14.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 24 Light coral · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.4 Deep pink · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5CE4B1

Analogous#E45CD3, #E46D5C

Triadic#8FE45C, #5C8FE4

Split complementary#5CE46D, #5CD3E4

Tetradic#D3E45C, #5CE4B1, #6D5CE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADFE9

Lighter +20%#F2B4CB

Lighter +10%#EB88AD

Darker −10%#DD3071

Darker −20%#BB1F59

Darker −30%#8F1845

Darker −40%#641030

More saturated +25%#FC4489

Less saturated −25%#CC7495

Channel breakdown

R228

G92

B143

Red228 (89.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue337.5°

Saturation (HSL)71.58%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 5C · B 8F

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