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Recognised as Colour

#EE87A2

  • #EE87A2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE87A2 is a red with RGB values 238, 135, 162 and HSL 344°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE87A2#EE87A2
HEX#EE87A2
RGBrgb(238, 135, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5294, 0.6353
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(344.3, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 31.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,290
CSS custom property--colour: #EE87A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#11785D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1ADA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FE7F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.6Light coral · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 19.4Pink · ΔE 23.9Indian red · ΔE 24.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EED3
Analogous#EE87D6, #EEA087
Triadic#A2EE87, #87A2EE
Split complementary#87EEA0, #87D6EE
Tetradic#D6EE87, #87EED3, #9F87EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE0E7
Lighter +10%#F4B4C5
Darker −10%#E85A7F
Darker −20%#E12E5D
Darker −30%#C11B47
Darker −40%#941536
More saturated +25%#FF769A
Less saturated −25%#DD98AA

Channel breakdown

R238
G135
B162
Red238 (93.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue344.27°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 87 · B A2

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