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Recognised as Colour

#EE99AC

  • #EE99AC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EE99AC is a red with RGB values 238, 153, 172 and HSL 347°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EE99AC#EE99AC
HEX#EE99AC
RGBrgb(238, 153, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6, 0.6745
RGB percentages93.3%, 60%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(346.6, 71.4%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 35.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,636,908
CSS custom property--colour: #EE99AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#116653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FC93A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11Pink · ΔE 15.2Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 19.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Dark salmon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EEDB
Analogous#EE99D7, #EEB099
Triadic#ACEE99, #99ACEE
Split complementary#99EEB0, #99D7EE
Tetradic#D7EE99, #99EEDB, #B099EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF0F3
Lighter +10%#F5C5D0
Darker −10%#E76D88
Darker −20%#DF4265
Darker −30%#CC2248
Darker −40%#A01B39
More saturated +25%#FD8AA4
Less saturated −25%#DFA8B4

Channel breakdown

R238
G153
B172
Red238 (93.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue346.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 99 · B AC

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