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Colour

#EE8AAE

  • #EE8AAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE8AAE is a red with RGB values 238, 138, 174 and HSL 338°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE8AAE#EE8AAE
HEX#EE8AAE
RGBrgb(238, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(338.4, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 26.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,070
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#117551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FD8497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.4Light pink · ΔE 20.1Light coral · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.7Pink · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AEECA
Analogous#EE8AE0, #EE988A
Triadic#AEEE8A, #8AAEEE
Split complementary#8AEE98, #8AE0EE
Tetradic#E0EE8A, #8AEECA, #988AEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE3EC
Lighter +10%#F4B7CD
Darker −10%#E85D8F
Darker −20%#E13170
Darker −30%#C31C58
Darker −40%#961644
More saturated +25%#FF79A9
Less saturated −25%#DD9BB3

Channel breakdown

R238
G138
B174
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue338.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B AE

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