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Recognised as Colour

#E8558D

  • #E8558D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#E8558D is a red with RGB values 232, 85, 141 and HSL 337°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E8558D#E8558D
HEX#E8558D
RGBrgb(232, 85, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.3333, 0.5529
RGB percentages91%, 33.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(337.1, 76.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 63.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 39.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,226,253
CSS custom property--colour: #E8558D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#17AA72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71798Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98958Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FA466Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 13.4Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2Medium violet red · ΔE 22Deep pink · ΔE 23.8Indian red · ΔE 28.1Light coral · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E8B0
Analogous#E855D7, #E86655
Triadic#8DE855, #558DE8
Split complementary#55E866, #55D7E8
Tetradic#D7E855, #55E8B0, #6655E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADCE7
Lighter +20%#F4AFC9
Lighter +10%#EE82AB
Darker −10%#E2286F
Darker −20%#BD1A58
Darker −30%#901443
Darker −40%#640D2E
More saturated +25%#FF3E88
Less saturated −25%#D06D93

Channel breakdown

R232
G85
B141
Red232 (91%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue337.14°
Saturation (HSL)76.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 55 · B 8D

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