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Recognised as Colour

#E9959E

  • #E9959E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E9959E is a red with RGB values 233, 149, 158 and HSL 354°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E9959E#E9959E
HEX#E9959E
RGBrgb(233, 149, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5843, 0.6196
RGB percentages91.4%, 58.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(353.6, 65.6%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 36.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 36.1%, 32.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,308,190
CSS custom property--colour: #E9959E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#166A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B29Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F88D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.2Light coral · ΔE 15.5Pink · ΔE 16.6Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1Dark salmon · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95E9E0
Analogous#E995C8, #E9B695
Triadic#9EE995, #959EE9
Split complementary#95E9B6, #95C8E9
Tetradic#C8E995, #95E9E0, #B695E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE9EB
Lighter +10%#F2BFC5
Darker −10%#E06B77
Darker −20%#D74151
Darker −30%#BE2737
Darker −40%#931F2B
More saturated +25%#F98591
Less saturated −25%#D9A5AB

Channel breakdown

R233
G149
B158
Red233 (91.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue353.57°
Saturation (HSL)65.62%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 95 · B 9E

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