Recognised as Colour
#E96888
- #E96888
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#E96888 is a red with RGB values 233, 104, 136 and HSL 345°, 75%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#E96888#E96888
HEX#E96888
RGBrgb(233, 104, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4078, 0.5333
RGB percentages91.4%, 40.8%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(345.1, 74.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.1, 55.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 41.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,296,648
CSS custom property--colour: #E96888;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#169777
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#68E9C9
Analogous#E968C9, #E98868
Triadic#88E968, #6888E9
Split complementary#68E988, #68C9E9
Tetradic#C9E968, #68E9C9, #8868E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G104
B136
Red233 (91.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue345.12°
Saturation (HSL)74.57%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 68 · B 88
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