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Recognised as Colour

#E598A5

  • #E598A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E598A5 is a red with RGB values 229, 152, 165 and HSL 350°, 60%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E598A5#E598A5
HEX#E598A5
RGBrgb(229, 152, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5961, 0.6471
RGB percentages89.8%, 59.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(349.9, 59.7%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 33.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 33.6%, 27.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,046,821
CSS custom property--colour: #E598A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#1A675A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A4A5A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B3A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#F3929Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#98E5D8
Analogous#E598CC, #E5B298
Triadic#A5E598, #98A5E5
Split complementary#98E5B2, #98CCE5
Tetradic#CCE598, #98E5D8, #B198E5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE9EC
Lighter +10%#EFC1C9
Darker −10%#DB6F81
Darker −20%#D0475E
Darker −30%#B62E45
Darker −40%#8D2436
More saturated +25%#F5889A
Less saturated −25%#D5A8B0

Channel breakdown

R229
G152
B165
Red229 (89.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue349.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.69%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 98 · B A5

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