Recognised as Colour
#E4A8B5
- #E4A8B5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Light pink
#E4A8B5 is a red with RGB values 228, 168, 181 and HSL 347°, 53%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.
Colour values
#E4A8B5#E4A8B5
HEX#E4A8B5
RGBrgb(228, 168, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6588, 0.7098
RGB percentages89.4%, 65.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(347, 52.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 26.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 20.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,985,397
CSS custom property--colour: #E4A8B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1B574A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8E4D7
Analogous#E4A8D3, #E4B9A8
Triadic#B5E4A8, #A8B5E4
Split complementary#A8E4B9, #A8D3E4
Tetradic#D3E4A8, #A8E4D7, #B9A8E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G168
B181
Red228 (89.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue347°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G A8 · B B5
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