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Recognised as Colour

#E96999

  • #E96999
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E96999 is a red with RGB values 233, 105, 153 and HSL 338°, 74%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E96999#E96999
HEX#E96999
RGBrgb(233, 105, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4118, 0.6
RGB percentages91.4%, 41.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(337.5, 74.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 54.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 34.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,296,921
CSS custom property--colour: #E96999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#169666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E859Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA5F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9Hot pink · ΔE 14.1Light coral · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 26.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.2Deep pink · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E9B9
Analogous#E969D9, #E97969
Triadic#99E969, #6999E9
Split complementary#69E979, #69D9E9
Tetradic#D9E969, #69E9B9, #7969E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEEF4
Lighter +20%#F6C2D5
Lighter +10%#F095B7
Darker −10%#E23D7B
Darker −20%#CE1E60
Darker −30%#A1184B
Darker −40%#751137
More saturated +25%#FF5394
Less saturated −25%#D37E9E

Channel breakdown

R233
G105
B153
Red233 (91.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.42%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 69 · B 99

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