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Recognised as Colour

#EE8CB9

  • #EE8CB9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE8CB9 is a red with RGB values 238, 140, 185 and HSL 332°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE8CB9#EE8CB9
HEX#EE8CB9
RGBrgb(238, 140, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.549, 0.7255
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(332.4, 74.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.4, 41.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.2%, 22.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,593
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#117346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A0BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB1B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FB899Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.3Plum · ΔE 18.3Hot pink · ΔE 22.1Light pink · ΔE 22.4Pink · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEEC1
Analogous#EE8CEA, #EE908C
Triadic#B9EE8C, #8CB9EE
Split complementary#8CEE90, #8CEAEE
Tetradic#EAEE8C, #8CEEC1, #908CEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE5EF
Lighter +10%#F5B8D4
Darker −10%#E7609E
Darker −20%#E13383
Darker −30%#C41D6A
Darker −40%#981652
More saturated +25%#FF7CB8
Less saturated −25%#DE9DBA

Channel breakdown

R238
G140
B185
Red238 (93.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue332.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8C · B B9

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