Recognised as Colour
#E4AFAA
- #E4AFAA
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Pink
#E4AFAA is a red with RGB values 228, 175, 170 and HSL 5°, 52%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.
Colour values
#E4AFAA#E4AFAA
HEX#E4AFAA
RGBrgb(228, 175, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6863, 0.6667
RGB percentages89.4%, 68.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(5.2, 51.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 25.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 25.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,987,178
CSS custom property--colour: #E4AFAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1B5055
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AADFE4
Analogous#E4AAC2, #E4CCAA
Triadic#AAE4AF, #AFAAE4
Split complementary#AAE4CC, #AAC2E4
Tetradic#C2E4AA, #AADFE4, #CCAAE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G175
B170
Red228 (89.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue5.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G AF · B AA
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