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Recognised as Colour

#EA8CA9

  • #EA8CA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EA8CA9 is a red with RGB values 234, 140, 169 and HSL 341°, 69%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EA8CA9#EA8CA9
HEX#EA8CA9
RGBrgb(234, 140, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.549, 0.6627
RGB percentages91.8%, 54.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(341.5, 69.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 40.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 27.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,371,433
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#157356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AEA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F88696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4Light pink · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 19.9Pink · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 23.6Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEACD
Analogous#EA8CD8, #EA9E8C
Triadic#A9EA8C, #8CA9EA
Split complementary#8CEA9E, #8CD8EA
Tetradic#D8EA8C, #8CEACD, #9E8CEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE2EA
Lighter +10%#F2B7C9
Darker −10%#E26189
Darker −20%#DA3669
Darker −30%#BB2251
Darker −40%#901A3F
More saturated +25%#FB7BA2
Less saturated −25%#D99DB0

Channel breakdown

R234
G140
B169
Red234 (91.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue341.49°
Saturation (HSL)69.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8C · B A9

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