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Recognised as Colour

#EE728E

  • #EE728E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE728E is a red with RGB values 238, 114, 142 and HSL 346°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE728E#EE728E
HEX#EE728E
RGBrgb(238, 114, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4471, 0.5569
RGB percentages93.3%, 44.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(346.5, 78.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.5, 52.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.1%, 40.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,626,894
CSS custom property--colour: #EE728E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#118D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A38Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF657Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.4Light coral · ΔE 14.2Indian red · ΔE 18.4Salmon · ΔE 22.2Hot pink · ΔE 23.1Light pink · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72EED2
Analogous#EE72CC, #EE9472
Triadic#8EEE72, #728EEE
Split complementary#72EE94, #72CCEE
Tetradic#CCEE72, #72EED2, #9472EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFB
Lighter +20%#F9CDD7
Lighter +10%#F3A0B2
Darker −10%#E9446A
Darker −20%#DF1B47
Darker −30%#B21539
Darker −40%#84102A
More saturated +25%#FF6185
Less saturated −25%#DA8699

Channel breakdown

R238
G114
B142
Red238 (93.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue346.45°
Saturation (HSL)78.48%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 72 · B 8E

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