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Recognised as Colour

#E8AEA4

  • #E8AEA4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E8AEA4 is a red with RGB values 232, 174, 164 and HSL 9°, 60%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E8AEA4#E8AEA4
HEX#E8AEA4
RGBrgb(232, 174, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6824, 0.6431
RGB percentages91%, 68.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(8.8, 59.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 29.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 29.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,249,060
CSS custom property--colour: #E8AEA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#17515B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BAB5A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C0A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#F5A7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A4DEE8
Analogous#E8A4BC, #E8D0A4
Triadic#A4E8AE, #AEA4E8
Split complementary#A4E8D0, #A4BCE8
Tetradic#BCE8A4, #A4DEE8, #D0A4E8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF6F5
Lighter +10%#F2D2CD
Darker −10%#DE8A7B
Darker −20%#D36653
Darker −30%#C24631
Darker −40%#993827
More saturated +25%#F6A496
Less saturated −25%#DAB8B2

Channel breakdown

R232
G174
B164
Red232 (91%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue8.82°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G AE · B A4

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