Recognised as Colour
#E46EA8
- #E46EA8
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E46EA8 is a red with RGB values 228, 110, 168 and HSL 331°, 69%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E46EA8#E46EA8
HEX#E46EA8
RGBrgb(228, 110, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4314, 0.6588
RGB percentages89.4%, 43.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(330.5, 68.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 51.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 26.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,970,536
CSS custom property--colour: #E46EA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#1B9157
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EE4AA
Analogous#E46EE3, #E46F6E
Triadic#A8E46E, #6EA8E4
Split complementary#6EE46F, #6EE3E4
Tetradic#E3E46E, #6EE4AA, #6F6EE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G110
B168
Red228 (89.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue330.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 6E · B A8
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