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Recognised as Colour

#EB8EAD

  • #EB8EAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EB8EAD is a red with RGB values 235, 142, 173 and HSL 340°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EB8EAD#EB8EAD
HEX#EB8EAD
RGBrgb(235, 142, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.5569, 0.6784
RGB percentages92.2%, 55.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(340, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 26.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,437,485
CSS custom property--colour: #EB8EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#147152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B0ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F98999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Light pink · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 21Light coral · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 22.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEBCC
Analogous#EB8EDB, #EB9E8E
Triadic#ADEB8E, #8EADEB
Split complementary#8EEB9E, #8EDCEB
Tetradic#DCEB8E, #8EEBCC, #9E8EEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE5EC
Lighter +10%#F3B9CC
Darker −10%#E3638E
Darker −20%#DC376E
Darker −30%#BE2256
Darker −40%#931A42
More saturated +25%#FC7DA7
Less saturated −25%#DA9FB3

Channel breakdown

R235
G142
B173
Red235 (92.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 8E · B AD

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