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Recognised as Colour

#E78A9B

  • #E78A9B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E78A9B is a red with RGB values 231, 138, 155 and HSL 349°, 66%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E78A9B#E78A9B
HEX#E78A9B
RGBrgb(231, 138, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5412, 0.6078
RGB percentages90.6%, 54.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(349, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 32.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,174,299
CSS custom property--colour: #E78A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#187564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9A9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AC99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F68290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.3Light coral · ΔE 14.4Light pink · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 20.9Indian red · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE7D6
Analogous#E78ACA, #E7A88A
Triadic#9BE78A, #8A9BE7
Split complementary#8AE7A8, #8ACAE7
Tetradic#C9E78A, #8AE7D6, #A78AE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DFE3
Lighter +10%#F0B4BF
Darker −10%#DE6077
Darker −20%#D63553
Darker −30%#B3253F
Darker −40%#891C30
More saturated +25%#F97890
Less saturated −25%#D59CA6

Channel breakdown

R231
G138
B155
Red231 (90.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue349.03°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8A · B 9B

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