Recognised as Colour

#E5B5A9

#E5B5A9
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#E5B5A9 is a red with RGB values 229, 181, 169 and HSL 12°, 54%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#E5B5A9#E5B5A9

HEX#E5B5A9

RGBrgb(229, 181, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7098, 0.6627

RGB percentages89.8%, 71%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(12, 53.6%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 26.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 21%, 26.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,054,249

CSS custom property--colour: #E5B5A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#1A4A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BAA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBC4A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F1AFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 14 Light pink · ΔE 15 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.4 Tan · ΔE 16 Peach puff · ΔE 16.2 Misty rose · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9D9E5

Analogous#E5A9BB, #E5D3A9

Triadic#A9E5B5, #B5A9E5

Split complementary#A9E5D3, #A9BBE5

Tetradic#BBE5A9, #A9D9E5, #D3A9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF8F7

Lighter +10%#F1D7D0

Darker −10%#D99382

Darker −20%#CD725B

Darker −30%#BC5339

Darker −40%#95422D

More saturated +25%#F3AD9B

Less saturated −25%#D7BDB7

Channel breakdown

R229

G181

B169

Red229 (89.8%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)53.57%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G B5 · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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