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Recognised as Colour

#E4799C

  • #E4799C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E4799C is a red with RGB values 228, 121, 156 and HSL 340°, 66%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E4799C#E4799C
HEX#E4799C
RGBrgb(228, 121, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4745, 0.6118
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(340.4, 66.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 46.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.9%, 31.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,340
CSS custom property--colour: #E4799C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#1B8663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A29Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F37186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 3.3Light coral · ΔE 19.7Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Indian red · ΔE 24.3Light pink · ΔE 24.9Plum · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79E4C1
Analogous#E479D2, #E48B79
Triadic#9CE479, #799CE4
Split complementary#79E48B, #79D2E4
Tetradic#D2E479, #79E4C1, #8B79E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF8FA
Lighter +20%#F5CEDB
Lighter +10%#EDA3BB
Darker −10%#DB4F7D
Darker −20%#CE295F
Darker −30%#A3214B
Darker −40%#791838
More saturated +25%#F86595
Less saturated −25%#D08DA3

Channel breakdown

R228
G121
B156
Red228 (89.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue340.37°
Saturation (HSL)66.46%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 79 · B 9C

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