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Recognised as Colour

#E6739F

  • #E6739F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E6739F is a red with RGB values 230, 115, 159 and HSL 337°, 70%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E6739F#E6739F
HEX#E6739F
RGBrgb(230, 115, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.451, 0.6235
RGB percentages90.2%, 45.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(337, 69.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 50%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 30.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,102,879
CSS custom property--colour: #E6739F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#198C60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848BA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A09Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F66C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 5.4Hot pink · ΔE 17.1Light coral · ΔE 23.4Indian red · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 27.5Light pink · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73E6BA
Analogous#E673D9, #E68173
Triadic#9FE673, #739FE6
Split complementary#73E681, #73D9E6
Tetradic#D9E673, #73E6BA, #8073E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF5F8
Lighter +20%#F5CADA
Lighter +10%#EE9EBD
Darker −10%#DE4881
Darker −20%#CE2566
Darker −30%#A31D50
Darker −40%#78153B
More saturated +25%#FB5E9A
Less saturated −25%#D188A4

Channel breakdown

R230
G115
B159
Red230 (90.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue337.04°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 73 · B 9F

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