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Recognised as Colour

#E8779C

  • #E8779C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E8779C is a red with RGB values 232, 119, 156 and HSL 340°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E8779C#E8779C
HEX#E8779C
RGBrgb(232, 119, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4667, 0.6118
RGB percentages91%, 46.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(340.4, 71.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 48.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 32.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,234,972
CSS custom property--colour: #E8779C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#178863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F86F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4Light coral · ΔE 19.9Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Indian red · ΔE 24.3Light pink · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E8C3
Analogous#E877D5, #E88A77
Triadic#9CE877, #779CE8
Split complementary#77E88A, #77D5E8
Tetradic#D5E877, #77E8C3, #8A77E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFB
Lighter +20%#F7CEDC
Lighter +10%#EFA3BC
Darker −10%#E14B7C
Darker −20%#D5245E
Darker −30%#A91D4B
Darker −40%#7E1537
More saturated +25%#FC6395
Less saturated −25%#D48BA3

Channel breakdown

R232
G119
B156
Red232 (91%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue340.35°
Saturation (HSL)71.07%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 77 · B 9C

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