Colour

#E5AAAE

#E5AAAE
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E5AAAE is a red with RGB values 229, 170, 174 and HSL 356°, 53%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E5AAAE#E5AAAE

HEX#E5AAAE

RGBrgb(229, 170, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6667, 0.6824

RGB percentages89.8%, 66.7%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(355.9, 53.2%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 25.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 24%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,051,438

CSS custom property--colour: #E5AAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#1A5551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4B2AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2BDADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F1A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 8.4 Pink · ΔE 9.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6 Thistle · ΔE 18.7 Misty rose · ΔE 22.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAE5E1

Analogous#E5AACC, #E5C3AA

Triadic#AEE5AA, #AAAEE5

Split complementary#AAE5C3, #AACCE5

Tetradic#CCE5AA, #AAE5E1, #C3AAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF8F8

Lighter +10%#F1D1D3

Darker −10%#D98389

Darker −20%#CD5C64

Darker −30%#BC3A42

Darker −40%#952E35

More saturated +25%#F39CA2

Less saturated −25%#D7B8BA

Channel breakdown

R229

G170

B174

Red229 (89.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue355.93°

Saturation (HSL)53.15%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G AA · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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