Colour

#E5ADA8

#E5ADA8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E5ADA8 is a red with RGB values 229, 173, 168 and HSL 5°, 54%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E5ADA8#E5ADA8

HEX#E5ADA8

RGBrgb(229, 173, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6784, 0.6588

RGB percentages89.8%, 67.8%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(4.9, 54%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 26.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.5%, 26.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,052,200

CSS custom property--colour: #E5ADA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#1A5257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B4A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5BFA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F1A7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.2 Pink · ΔE 11.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 13 Dark salmon · ΔE 20 Tan · ΔE 20.3 Peach puff · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8E0E5

Analogous#E5A8C2, #E5CCA8

Triadic#A8E5AD, #ADA8E5

Split complementary#A8E5CC, #A8C1E5

Tetradic#C2E5A8, #A8E0E5, #CCA8E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF7F7

Lighter +10%#F1D2CF

Darker −10%#D98881

Darker −20%#CE6359

Darker −30%#BC4338

Darker −40%#95352C

More saturated +25%#F3A19A

Less saturated −25%#D7B9B6

Channel breakdown

R229

G173

B168

Red229 (89.8%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue4.92°

Saturation (HSL)53.98%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G AD · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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