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Recognised as Colour

#E9849E

  • #E9849E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E9849E is a red with RGB values 233, 132, 158 and HSL 345°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E9849E#E9849E
HEX#E9849E
RGBrgb(233, 132, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5176, 0.6196
RGB percentages91.4%, 51.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(344.6, 69.7%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.6, 43.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 32.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,303,838
CSS custom property--colour: #E9849E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#167B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94979Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADAA9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F97C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.9Light coral · ΔE 16.3Light pink · ΔE 19.8Indian red · ΔE 23.3Pink · ΔE 24.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E9CF
Analogous#E984D0, #E99C84
Triadic#9EE984, #849EE9
Split complementary#84E99C, #84D0E9
Tetradic#D1E984, #84E9CF, #9D84E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DBE2
Lighter +10%#F1AFC0
Darker −10%#E1597C
Darker −20%#DA2D5A
Darker −30%#B42046
Darker −40%#891835
More saturated +25%#FB7295
Less saturated −25%#D796A7

Channel breakdown

R233
G132
B158
Red233 (91.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue344.55°
Saturation (HSL)69.66%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 84 · B 9E

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