Colour

#E599A1

#E599A1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E599A1 is a red with RGB values 229, 153, 161 and HSL 354°, 59%, 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

#E599A1#E599A1

HEX#E599A1

RGBrgb(229, 153, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6, 0.6314

RGB percentages89.8%, 60%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(353.7, 59.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 33.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.2%, 29.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,047,073

CSS custom property--colour: #E599A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#1A665E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F3929Cno 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 text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.6 Pink · ΔE 14.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Light coral · ΔE 18.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99E5DD

Analogous#E599C7, #E5B799

Triadic#A1E599, #99A1E5

Split complementary#99E5B7, #99C7E5

Tetradic#C7E599, #99E5DD, #B799E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAEAEC

Lighter +10%#EFC2C6

Darker −10%#DB707C

Darker −20%#D04856

Darker −30%#B62F3D

Darker −40%#8E242F

More saturated +25%#F58994

Less saturated −25%#D5A9AE

Channel breakdown

R229

G153

B161

Red229 (89.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue353.68°

Saturation (HSL)59.38%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 99 · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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