Colour

#E5AFA2

#E5AFA2
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#E5AFA2 is a red with RGB values 229, 175, 162 and HSL 12°, 56%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E5AFA2#E5AFA2

HEX#E5AFA2

RGBrgb(229, 175, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6863, 0.6353

RGB percentages89.8%, 68.6%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(11.6, 56.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 29.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 29.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,052,706

CSS custom property--colour: #E5AFA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#1A505D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBB5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8C0A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F2A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 14.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6 Pink · ΔE 14.7 Tan · ΔE 16.4 Peach puff · ΔE 17.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2D8E5

Analogous#E5A2B6, #E5D1A2

Triadic#A2E5AF, #AFA2E5

Split complementary#A2E5D1, #A2B6E5

Tetradic#B6E5A2, #A2D8E5, #D1A2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF4F2

Lighter +10%#F0D1CA

Darker −10%#DA8D7A

Darker −20%#CF6A52

Darker −30%#BA4E34

Darker −40%#923D29

More saturated +25%#F4A693

Less saturated −25%#D6B8B1

Channel breakdown

R229

G175

B162

Red229 (89.8%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue11.64°

Saturation (HSL)56.3%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G AF · B A2

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