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Recognised as Colour

#ED99B3

  • #ED99B3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ED99B3 is a red with RGB values 237, 153, 179 and HSL 341°, 70%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ED99B3#ED99B3
HEX#ED99B3
RGBrgb(237, 153, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6, 0.702
RGB percentages92.9%, 60%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(341.4, 70%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 35.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 35.4%, 24.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,571,379
CSS custom property--colour: #ED99B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#12664C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A8B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B7B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FA94A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.4Pale violetred · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 16Rosy brown · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 21.8Light coral · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EDD3
Analogous#ED99DD, #EDA999
Triadic#B3ED99, #99B3ED
Split complementary#99EDA9, #99DDED
Tetradic#DDED99, #99EDD3, #A999ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF0F4
Lighter +10%#F5C4D3
Darker −10%#E56E93
Darker −20%#DE4272
Darker −30%#C92457
Darker −40%#9E1C44
More saturated +25%#FC8AAD
Less saturated −25%#DEA8B9

Channel breakdown

R237
G153
B179
Red237 (92.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue341.43°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 99 · B B3

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