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Recognised as Colour

#E5498E

  • #E5498E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E5498E is a red with RGB values 229, 73, 142 and HSL 333°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E5498E#E5498E
HEX#E5498E
RGBrgb(229, 73, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2863, 0.5569
RGB percentages89.8%, 28.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(333.5, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.5, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 38%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,026,574
CSS custom property--colour: #E5498E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1AB671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91908Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F73966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.1Medium violet red · ΔE 16.5Deep pink · ΔE 19.3Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 32.9Indian red · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)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#49E5A0
Analogous#E549DC, #E55249
Triadic#8EE549, #498EE5
Split complementary#49E552, #49DCE5
Tetradic#DCE549, #49E5A0, #5249E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFCFD
Lighter +30%#F8CFE1
Lighter +20%#F2A2C5
Lighter +10%#EB76AA
Darker −10%#DC1F73
Darker −20%#AF195B
Darker −30%#821344
Darker −40%#560C2D
More saturated +25%#FF2F8B
Less saturated −25%#CB6391

Channel breakdown

R229
G73
B142
Red229 (89.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue333.46°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 49 · B 8E

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