Recognised as Colour
#E95597
- #E95597
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#E95597 is a red with RGB values 233, 85, 151 and HSL 333°, 77%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#E95597#E95597
HEX#E95597
RGBrgb(233, 85, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3333, 0.5922
RGB percentages91.4%, 33.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(333.2, 77.1%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 63.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 63.5%, 35.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,291,799
CSS custom property--colour: #E95597;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#16AA68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55E9A7
Analogous#E955E1, #E95D55
Triadic#97E955, #5597E9
Split complementary#55E95D, #55E1E9
Tetradic#E1E955, #55E9A7, #5D55E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G85
B151
Red233 (91.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue333.24°
Saturation (HSL)77.08%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 55 · B 97
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