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Recognised as Colour

#E4729C

  • #E4729C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E4729C is a red with RGB values 228, 114, 156 and HSL 338°, 68%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E4729C#E4729C
HEX#E4729C
RGBrgb(228, 114, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4471, 0.6118
RGB percentages89.4%, 44.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(337.9, 67.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 50%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 31.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,971,548
CSS custom property--colour: #E4729C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#1B8D63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838A9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F46A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.3Hot pink · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 22.5Indian red · ΔE 25.9Plum · ΔE 28Light pink · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72E4BA
Analogous#E472D5, #E48172
Triadic#9CE472, #729CE4
Split complementary#72E481, #72D5E4
Tetradic#D5E472, #72E4BA, #8172E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF2F6
Lighter +20%#F4C8D8
Lighter +10%#EC9DBA
Darker −10%#DC477E
Darker −20%#C92763
Darker −30%#9F1E4E
Darker −40%#741639
More saturated +25%#F95D96
Less saturated −25%#CF87A2

Channel breakdown

R228
G114
B156
Red228 (89.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue337.89°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 72 · B 9C

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