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Recognised as Colour

#EE8EAF

  • #EE8EAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EE8EAF is a red with RGB values 238, 142, 175 and HSL 339°, 74%, 75%. 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

#EE8EAF#EE8EAF
HEX#EE8EAF
RGBrgb(238, 142, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5569, 0.6863
RGB percentages93.3%, 55.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(339.4, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 26.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,095
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#117150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA0B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B1ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FC889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.8Light pink · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 21.6Pink · ΔE 21.8Plum · ΔE 22.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEECD
Analogous#EE8EDF, #EE9D8E
Triadic#AFEE8E, #8EAFEE
Split complementary#8EEE9D, #8EDFEE
Tetradic#DFEE8E, #8EEECD, #9D8EEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7EE
Lighter +10%#F5BACE
Darker −10%#E76290
Darker −20%#E13570
Darker −30%#C51E57
Darker −40%#991744
More saturated +25%#FE7EAA
Less saturated −25%#DE9EB4

Channel breakdown

R238
G142
B175
Red238 (93.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue339.38°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8E · B AF

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