Colour

#EA9997

#EA9997
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EA9997 is a red with RGB values 234, 153, 151 and HSL 1°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EA9997#EA9997

HEX#EA9997

RGBrgb(234, 153, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6, 0.5922

RGB percentages91.8%, 60%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(1.4, 66.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 35.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 34.6%, 35.5%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,374,743

CSS custom property--colour: #EA9997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#156668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB596no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#FA9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.3 Light coral · ΔE 14.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Pink · ΔE 17.2 Light salmon · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97E8EA

Analogous#EA97BF, #EAC297

Triadic#97EA99, #9997EA

Split complementary#97EAC2, #97BFEA

Tetradic#BFEA97, #97E8EA, #C297EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBECEC

Lighter +10%#F3C3C1

Darker −10%#E16F6D

Darker −20%#D94642

Darker −30%#C12B27

Darker −40%#97211E

More saturated +25%#FA8A87

Less saturated −25%#DAA8A7

Channel breakdown

R234

G153

B151

Red234 (91.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue1.45°

Saturation (HSL)66.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 99 · B 97

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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