Colour

#E59CB6

#E59CB6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E59CB6 is a red with RGB values 229, 156, 182 and HSL 339°, 58%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E59CB6#E59CB6

HEX#E59CB6

RGBrgb(229, 156, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6118, 0.7137

RGB percentages89.8%, 61.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(338.6, 58.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 31.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 31.9%, 20.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,047,862

CSS custom property--colour: #E59CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1A6349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A9B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6B6B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F099A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.9 Pink · ΔE 14.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.9 Plum · ΔE 19.8 Thistle · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CE5CB

Analogous#E59CDB, #E5A69C

Triadic#B6E59C, #9CB6E5

Split complementary#9CE5A7, #9CDBE5

Tetradic#DBE59C, #9CE5CB, #A69CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAEDF2

Lighter +10%#F0C4D4

Darker −10%#DA7498

Darker −20%#D04B7A

Darker −30%#B83061

Darker −40%#8F264B

More saturated +25%#F58CB2

Less saturated −25%#D5ACBA

Channel breakdown

R229

G156

B182

Red229 (89.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue338.63°

Saturation (HSL)58.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 9C · B B6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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