Recognised as Colour

#E4ACAC

#E4ACAC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E4ACAC is a red with RGB values 228, 172, 172 and HSL 0°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E4ACAC#E4ACAC

HEX#E4ACAC

RGBrgb(228, 172, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6745, 0.6745

RGB percentages89.4%, 67.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(0, 50.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 24.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 24.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,986,412

CSS custom property--colour: #E4ACAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#1B5353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6B4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3BEABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F0A7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.8 Pink · ΔE 10.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.4 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Misty rose · ΔE 21.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACE4E4

Analogous#E4ACC8, #E4C8AC

Triadic#ACE4AC, #ACACE4

Split complementary#ACE4C8, #ACC8E4

Tetradic#C8E4AC, #ACE4E4, #C8ACE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF9F9

Lighter +10%#F1D2D2

Darker −10%#D78686

Darker −20%#CB5F5F

Darker −30%#BA3D3D

Darker −40%#943030

More saturated +25%#F29E9E

Less saturated −25%#D6BABA

Channel breakdown

R228

G172

B172

Red228 (89.4%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)50.91%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G AC · B AC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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