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Recognised as Colour

#EEA8AC

  • #EEA8AC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EEA8AC is a red with RGB values 238, 168, 172 and HSL 357°, 67%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EEA8AC#EEA8AC
HEX#EEA8AC
RGBrgb(238, 168, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6588, 0.6745
RGB percentages93.3%, 65.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(356.6, 67.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 29.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 27.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,640,748
CSS custom property--colour: #EEA8AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#115753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B2ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BFABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FCA1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 6.6Pink · ΔE 9.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3Light coral · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8EEEA
Analogous#EEA8CF, #EEC7A8
Triadic#ACEEA8, #A8ACEE
Split complementary#A8EEC7, #A8CFEE
Tetradic#CFEEA8, #A8EEEA, #C7A8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFDFD
Lighter +10%#F6D3D5
Darker −10%#E67D83
Darker −20%#DD535B
Darker −30%#D42933
Darker −40%#A92129
More saturated +25%#FB9BA0
Less saturated −25%#E1B5B8

Channel breakdown

R238
G168
B172
Red238 (93.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue356.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G A8 · B AC

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