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Recognised as Colour

#EE6C8A

  • #EE6C8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE6C8A is a red with RGB values 238, 108, 138 and HSL 346°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE6C8A#EE6C8A
HEX#EE6C8A
RGBrgb(238, 108, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4235, 0.5412
RGB percentages93.3%, 42.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(346.2, 79.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 54.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 54.6%, 42%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,625,354
CSS custom property--colour: #EE6C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#119375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85878Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11Light coral · ΔE 15.5Indian red · ΔE 18.2Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Salmon · ΔE 22.6Light pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CEED0
Analogous#EE6CCB, #EE8F6C
Triadic#8AEE6C, #6C8AEE
Split complementary#6CEE8F, #6CCBEE
Tetradic#CBEE6C, #6CEED0, #8F6CEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF5F7
Lighter +20%#F9C7D3
Lighter +10%#F39AAE
Darker −10%#E93E66
Darker −20%#DB1946
Darker −30%#AD1437
Darker −40%#7F0F29
More saturated +25%#FF5B81
Less saturated −25%#DA8195

Channel breakdown

R238
G108
B138
Red238 (93.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)79.27%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 6C · B 8A

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