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Recognised as Colour

#E6A4A8

  • #E6A4A8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E6A4A8 is a red with RGB values 230, 164, 168 and HSL 356°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E6A4A8#E6A4A8
HEX#E6A4A8
RGBrgb(230, 164, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6431, 0.6588
RGB percentages90.2%, 64.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(356.4, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.4, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 27%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,115,432
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A4A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#195B57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAEA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBAA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F39EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 8.4Pink · ΔE 10.9Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light coral · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4E6E2
Analogous#E6A4C9, #E6C1A4
Triadic#A8E6A4, #A4A8E6
Split complementary#A4E6C1, #A4C9E6
Tetradic#C9E6A4, #A4E6E2, #C1A4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF4F5
Lighter +10%#F1CCCE
Darker −10%#DB7C82
Darker −20%#D0545C
Darker −30%#BD343C
Darker −40%#952930
More saturated +25%#F5969B
Less saturated −25%#D8B3B5

Channel breakdown

R230
G164
B168
Red230 (90.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue356.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A4 · B A8

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