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Recognised as Colour

#E797AE

  • #E797AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E797AE is a red with RGB values 231, 151, 174 and HSL 343°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E797AE#E797AE
HEX#E797AE
RGBrgb(231, 151, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5922, 0.6824
RGB percentages90.6%, 59.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(342.8, 62.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.8, 34.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 24.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,177,646
CSS custom property--colour: #E797AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#186851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A5AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B3ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F4929Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.2Pink · ΔE 15.7Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97E7D0
Analogous#E797D6, #E7A897
Triadic#AEE797, #97AEE7
Split complementary#97E7A8, #97D6E7
Tetradic#D6E797, #97E7D0, #A897E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEAEF
Lighter +10%#F1C0CE
Darker −10%#DD6E8E
Darker −20%#D4446D
Darker −30%#BA2B54
Darker −40%#912141
More saturated +25%#F787A7
Less saturated −25%#D7A7B5

Channel breakdown

R231
G151
B174
Red231 (90.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue342.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 97 · B AE

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