Recognised as Colour

#EE9CBC

#EE9CBC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#EE9CBC is a red with RGB values 238, 156, 188 and HSL 337°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EE9CBC#EE9CBC

HEX#EE9CBC

RGBrgb(238, 156, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6118, 0.7373

RGB percentages93.3%, 61.2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(336.6, 70.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.6, 34.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 21%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,637,692

CSS custom property--colour: #EE9CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#116343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5ABBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9B9BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FA99A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.7 Pink · ΔE 16.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9 Thistle · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9CEECE

Analogous#EE9CE5, #EEA59C

Triadic#BCEE9C, #9CBCEE

Split complementary#9CEEA5, #9CE5EE

Tetradic#E5EE9C, #9CEECE, #A59CEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF3F7

Lighter +10%#F5C8D9

Darker −10%#E7709F

Darker −20%#DF4581

Darker −30%#CE2366

Darker −40%#A21C50

More saturated +25%#FD8EB9

Less saturated −25%#E0ABBF

Channel breakdown

R238

G156

B188

Red238 (93.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue336.59°

Saturation (HSL)70.69%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 9C · B BC

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