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Recognised as Colour

#E5A3A5

  • #E5A3A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E5A3A5 is a red with RGB values 229, 163, 165 and HSL 358°, 56%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E5A3A5#E5A3A5
HEX#E5A3A5
RGBrgb(229, 163, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6392, 0.6471
RGB percentages89.8%, 63.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(358.2, 55.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 28.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 27.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,049,637
CSS custom property--colour: #E5A3A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#1A5C5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFACA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB9A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F29DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.2Pink · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.6Light coral · ΔE 22.3Thistle · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3E5E3
Analogous#E5A3C6, #E5C2A3
Triadic#A5E5A3, #A3A5E5
Split complementary#A3E5C2, #A3C6E5
Tetradic#C6E5A3, #A3E5E3, #C2A3E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF3F3
Lighter +10%#F0CBCC
Darker −10%#DA7B7E
Darker −20%#CF5357
Darker −30%#BA3539
Darker −40%#93292D
More saturated +25%#F49497
Less saturated −25%#D6B2B3

Channel breakdown

R229
G163
B165
Red229 (89.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue358.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.93%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G A3 · B A5

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