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Recognised as Colour

#EE899D

  • #EE899D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE899D is a red with RGB values 238, 137, 157 and HSL 348°, 75%, 74%. 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

#EE899D#EE899D
HEX#EE899D
RGBrgb(238, 137, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5373, 0.6157
RGB percentages93.3%, 53.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(348.1, 74.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 42.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 34%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,797
CSS custom property--colour: #EE899D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 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#117662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AE9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 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 11Light coral · ΔE 13.6Light pink · ΔE 18Indian red · ΔE 22.2Pink · ΔE 22.6Salmon · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89EEDA
Analogous#EE89D0, #EEA789
Triadic#9DEE89, #899DEE
Split complementary#89EEA7, #89D0EE
Tetradic#D0EE89, #89EEDA, #A889EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE2E7
Lighter +10%#F4B6C2
Darker −10%#E85C78
Darker −20%#E13053
Darker −30%#C21C3D
Darker −40%#95162F
More saturated +25%#FF7893
Less saturated −25%#DD9AA7

Channel breakdown

R238
G137
B157
Red238 (93.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue348.12°
Saturation (HSL)74.81%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 89 · B 9D

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