Colour

#E59398

#E59398
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E59398 is a red with RGB values 229, 147, 152 and HSL 356°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

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HEX#E59398

RGBrgb(229, 147, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5765, 0.5961

RGB percentages89.8%, 57.6%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(356.3, 61.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 35.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 33.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,045,528

CSS custom property--colour: #E59398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#1A6C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6AF97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F48B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.4 Light coral · ΔE 14.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1 Pink · ΔE 17.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93E5E0

Analogous#E593C1, #E5B793

Triadic#98E593, #9398E5

Split complementary#93E5B7, #93C1E5

Tetradic#C1E593, #93E5E0, #B793E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9E5E6

Lighter +10%#EFBCBF

Darker −10%#DB6A71

Darker −20%#D1414A

Darker −30%#B42B34

Darker −40%#8B2128

More saturated +25%#F68289

Less saturated −25%#D4A4A7

Channel breakdown

R229

G147

B152

Red229 (89.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue356.34°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 93 · B 98

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