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Recognised as Colour

#E9AC9E

  • #E9AC9E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E9AC9E is a red with RGB values 233, 172, 158 and HSL 11°, 63%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E9AC9E#E9AC9E
HEX#E9AC9E
RGBrgb(233, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages91.4%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(11.2, 63%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 32.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.2%, 32.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,314,078
CSS custom property--colour: #E9AC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#165361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB39Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BF9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#F7A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 14.3Dark salmon · ΔE 15.2Pink · ΔE 15.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15.6Tan · ΔE 17.6Peach puff · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDBE9
Analogous#E99EB6, #E9D29E
Triadic#9EE9AC, #AC9EE9
Split complementary#9EE9D2, #9EB5E9
Tetradic#B6E99E, #9EDBE9, #D29EE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF3F1
Lighter +10%#F2D0C8
Darker −10%#E08874
Darker −20%#D6654B
Darker −30%#C2482C
Darker −40%#983923
More saturated +25%#F8A38F
Less saturated −25%#DAB5AD

Channel breakdown

R233
G172
B158
Red233 (91.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue11.2°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G AC · B 9E

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