Recognised as Colour
#E8A69E
- #E8A69E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Light pink
#E8A69E is a red with RGB values 232, 166, 158 and HSL 6°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.
Colour values
#E8A69E#E8A69E
HEX#E8A69E
RGBrgb(232, 166, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.651, 0.6196
RGB percentages91%, 65.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(6.5, 61.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 31.9%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 31.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,247,006
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A69E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#175961
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EE0E8
Analogous#E89EBB, #E8CB9E
Triadic#9EE8A6, #A69EE8
Split complementary#9EE8CB, #9EBBE8
Tetradic#BBE89E, #9EE0E8, #CB9EE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G166
B158
Red232 (91%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue6.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G A6 · B 9E
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