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Recognised as Colour

#E54C8A

  • #E54C8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E54C8A is a red with RGB values 229, 76, 138 and HSL 336°, 75%, 60%. 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

#E54C8A#E54C8A
HEX#E54C8A
RGBrgb(229, 76, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.298, 0.5412
RGB percentages89.8%, 29.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(335.7, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 39.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,027,338
CSS custom property--colour: #E54C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#1AB375

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6A738Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#939086no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F73B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4CE5A7
Analogous#E54CD6, #E55A4C
Triadic#8AE54C, #4C8AE5
Split complementary#4CE55B, #4CD6E5
Tetradic#D7E54C, #4CE5A7, #5B4CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#F8D2E1
Lighter +20%#F2A5C4
Lighter +10%#EB79A7
Darker −10%#DE206D
Darker −20%#B11A57
Darker −30%#851341
Darker −40%#580D2B
More saturated +25%#FF3285
Less saturated −25%#CB668F

Channel breakdown

R229
G76
B138
Red229 (89.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue335.69°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 4C · B 8A

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