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Recognised as Colour

#E79CA1

  • #E79CA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E79CA1 is a red with RGB values 231, 156, 161 and HSL 356°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E79CA1#E79CA1
HEX#E79CA1
RGBrgb(231, 156, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6118, 0.6314
RGB percentages90.6%, 61.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(356, 61%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 32.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 30.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,178,913
CSS custom property--colour: #E79CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#18635E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A7A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB5A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F5959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.1Pink · ΔE 13.8Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4Light coral · ΔE 18.6Dark salmon · ΔE 19Pale violetred · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE7E2
Analogous#E79CC6, #E7BD9C
Triadic#A1E79C, #9CA1E7
Split complementary#9CE7BC, #9CC7E7
Tetradic#C7E79C, #9CE7E2, #BD9CE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEEEF
Lighter +10%#F1C5C8
Darker −10%#DD737A
Darker −20%#D34A53
Darker −30%#BC2E37
Darker −40%#93242B
More saturated +25%#F68D94
Less saturated −25%#D8ABAE

Channel breakdown

R231
G156
B161
Red231 (90.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue356°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9C · B A1

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