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Recognised as Colour

#EE8EA1

  • #EE8EA1
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE8EA1 is a red with RGB values 238, 142, 161 and HSL 348°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EE8EA1#EE8EA1
HEX#EE8EA1
RGBrgb(238, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages93.3%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(348.1, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 32.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,081
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#11715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B19Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Light coral · ΔE 14.8Light pink · ΔE 15.7Pink · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4Indian red · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEEDB
Analogous#EE8ED1, #EEAB8E
Triadic#A1EE8E, #8EA1EE
Split complementary#8EEEAB, #8ED1EE
Tetradic#D1EE8E, #8EEEDB, #AB8EEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7EB
Lighter +10%#F5BAC6
Darker −10%#E7627C
Darker −20%#E13557
Darker −30%#C51E3F
Darker −40%#991731
More saturated +25%#FE7E97
Less saturated −25%#DE9EAB

Channel breakdown

R238
G142
B161
Red238 (93.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue348.13°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8E · B A1

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