Recognised as Colour
#E8A5BD
- #E8A5BD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Light pink
#E8A5BD is a red with RGB values 232, 165, 189 and HSL 339°, 59%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.
Colour values
#E8A5BD#E8A5BD
HEX#E8A5BD
RGBrgb(232, 165, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6471, 0.7412
RGB percentages91%, 64.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(338.5, 59.3%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 28.9%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 18.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,246,781
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A5BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#175A42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5E8D0
Analogous#E8A5DF, #E8AFA5
Triadic#BDE8A5, #A5BDE8
Split complementary#A5E8AF, #A5DFE8
Tetradic#DEE8A5, #A5E8D0, #AEA5E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G165
B189
Red232 (91%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue338.51°
Saturation (HSL)59.29%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G A5 · B BD
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