Colour

#E4B3B3

#E4B3B3
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E4B3B3 is a red with RGB values 228, 179, 179 and HSL 0°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E4B3B3#E4B3B3

HEX#E4B3B3

RGBrgb(228, 179, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.702, 0.702

RGB percentages89.4%, 70.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(0, 47.6%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 21.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 21.5%, 21.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,988,211

CSS custom property--colour: #E4B3B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#1B4C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCB9B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C2B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EEAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 9.6 Light pink · ΔE 11 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 16.9 Misty rose · ΔE 17.9 Silver · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3E4E4

Analogous#E4B3CC, #E4CCB3

Triadic#B3E4B3, #B3B3E4

Split complementary#B3E4CC, #B3CCE4

Tetradic#CCE4B3, #B3E4E4, #CCB3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFE

Lighter +10%#F1D9D9

Darker −10%#D78D8D

Darker −20%#C96868

Darker −30%#BB4343

Darker −40%#963535

More saturated +25%#F1A6A6

Less saturated −25%#D7C0C0

Channel breakdown

R228

G179

B179

Red228 (89.4%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)47.57%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G B3 · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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