Recognised as Colour
#E57494
- #E57494
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E57494 is a red with RGB values 229, 116, 148 and HSL 343°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E57494#E57494
HEX#E57494
RGBrgb(229, 116, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4549, 0.5804
RGB percentages89.8%, 45.5%, 58%
HSLhsl(343, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 49.3%, 35.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,037,588
CSS custom property--colour: #E57494;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#1A8B6B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74E5C5
Analogous#E574CC, #E58D74
Triadic#94E574, #7494E5
Split complementary#74E58D, #74CDE5
Tetradic#CDE574, #74E5C5, #8D74E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G116
B148
Red229 (89.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue343.01°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 74 · B 94
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