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Recognised as Colour

#EE87AC

  • #EE87AC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE87AC is a red with RGB values 238, 135, 172 and HSL 338°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE87AC#EE87AC
HEX#EE87AC
RGBrgb(238, 135, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5294, 0.6745
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(338.4, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,300
CSS custom property--colour: #EE87AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#117853

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAEAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FD8194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.4Light pink · ΔE 21.3Light coral · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 22.5Plum · ΔE 23.3Pink · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EEC9
Analogous#EE87E0, #EE9687
Triadic#ACEE87, #87ACEE
Split complementary#87EE96, #87E0EE
Tetradic#E0EE87, #87EEC9, #9687EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE0EA
Lighter +10%#F4B4CB
Darker −10%#E85A8D
Darker −20%#E12E6E
Darker −30%#C11B57
Darker −40%#941543
More saturated +25%#FF76A7
Less saturated −25%#DD98B1

Channel breakdown

R238
G135
B172
Red238 (93.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue338.45°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 87 · B AC

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