Colour

#E5729D

#E5729D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#E5729D is a red with RGB values 229, 114, 157 and HSL 338°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#E5729D

RGBrgb(229, 114, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4471, 0.6157

RGB percentages89.8%, 44.7%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(337.6, 68.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 50.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 31.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,037,085

CSS custom property--colour: #E5729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#1A8D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19F9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F56A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.9 Hot pink · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 22.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Plum · ΔE 28 Light pink · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.9, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72E5BA

Analogous#E572D6, #E58172

Triadic#9DE572, #729DE5

Split complementary#72E581, #72D6E5

Tetradic#D6E572, #72E5BA, #8172E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF3F7

Lighter +20%#F5C8D9

Lighter +10%#ED9DBB

Darker −10%#DD477F

Darker −20%#CB2664

Darker −30%#A01E4F

Darker −40%#751639

More saturated +25%#FA5D98

Less saturated −25%#D087A2

Channel breakdown

R229

G114

B157

Red229 (89.8%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue337.57°

Saturation (HSL)68.86%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 72 · B 9D

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