Recognised as Colour
#E87BA0
- #E87BA0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E87BA0 is a red with RGB values 232, 123, 160 and HSL 340°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E87BA0#E87BA0
HEX#E87BA0
RGBrgb(232, 123, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4824, 0.6275
RGB percentages91%, 48.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(339.6, 70.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 47%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 47%, 31%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,236,000
CSS custom property--colour: #E87BA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#17845F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7BE8C3
Analogous#E87BD7, #E88C7B
Triadic#A0E87B, #7BA0E8
Split complementary#7BE88C, #7BD6E8
Tetradic#D6E87B, #7BE8C3, #8C7BE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G123
B160
Red232 (91%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue339.63°
Saturation (HSL)70.32%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 7B · B A0
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