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Recognised as Colour

#E494A3

  • #E494A3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E494A3 is a red with RGB values 228, 148, 163 and HSL 349°, 60%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E494A3#E494A3
HEX#E494A3
RGBrgb(228, 148, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5804, 0.6392
RGB percentages89.4%, 58%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(348.8, 59.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 35.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 28.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,980,259
CSS custom property--colour: #E494A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1B6B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A1A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B0A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F28E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.1Pink · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Light coral · ΔE 18.7Dark salmon · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E4D5
Analogous#E494CB, #E4AD94
Triadic#A3E494, #94A3E4
Split complementary#94E4AD, #94CBE4
Tetradic#CBE494, #94E4D5, #AD94E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E5E9
Lighter +10%#EEBDC6
Darker −10%#DA6B80
Darker −20%#CF435D
Darker −30%#B22D46
Darker −40%#892336
More saturated +25%#F58399
Less saturated −25%#D3A5AD

Channel breakdown

R228
G148
B163
Red228 (89.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue348.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.7%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 94 · B A3

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