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Recognised as Colour

#E78EA2

  • #E78EA2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E78EA2 is a red with RGB values 231, 142, 162 and HSL 347°, 65%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E78EA2#E78EA2
HEX#E78EA2
RGBrgb(231, 142, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5569, 0.6353
RGB percentages90.6%, 55.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(346.5, 65%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 38.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.5%, 29.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,175,330
CSS custom property--colour: #E78EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#18715D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AEA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F68795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Light pink · ΔE 14.9Light coral · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20Dark salmon · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE7D3
Analogous#E78ECE, #E7A78E
Triadic#A2E78E, #8EA2E7
Split complementary#8EE7A7, #8ECEE7
Tetradic#CEE78E, #8EE7D3, #A78EE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E2E7
Lighter +10%#F0B8C5
Darker −10%#DE647F
Darker −20%#D53A5D
Darker −30%#B52747
Darker −40%#8B1E36
More saturated +25%#F87D99
Less saturated −25%#D69FAB

Channel breakdown

R231
G142
B162
Red231 (90.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue346.52°
Saturation (HSL)64.96%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8E · B A2

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