Recognised as Colour
#EE8BA0
- #EE8BA0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#EE8BA0 is a red with RGB values 238, 139, 160 and HSL 347°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#EE8BA0#EE8BA0
HEX#EE8BA0
RGBrgb(238, 139, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5451, 0.6275
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(347.3, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 32.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,312
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8BA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#11745F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BEED9
Analogous#EE8BD2, #EEA78B
Triadic#A0EE8B, #8BA0EE
Split complementary#8BEEA8, #8BD2EE
Tetradic#D2EE8B, #8BEED9, #A78BEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G139
B160
Red238 (93.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue347.27°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8B · B A0
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