Recognised as Colour

#EEACA4

#EEACA4
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#EEACA4 is a red with RGB values 238, 172, 164 and HSL 6°, 69%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EEACA4#EEACA4

HEX#EEACA4

RGBrgb(238, 172, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6745, 0.6431

RGB percentages93.3%, 67.5%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(6.5, 68.5%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 31.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 31.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,641,764

CSS custom property--colour: #EEACA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#11535B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAB4A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9C1A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FCA4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11 Pink · ΔE 12.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.2 Tan · ΔE 21.1 Peach puff · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4E6EE

Analogous#EEA4C1, #EED1A4

Triadic#A4EEAC, #ACA4EE

Split complementary#A4EED1, #A4C1EE

Tetradic#C1EEA4, #A4E6EE, #D1A4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFAFA

Lighter +10%#F6D3CF

Darker −10%#E68579

Darker −20%#DE5E4E

Darker −30%#D23A27

Darker −40%#A72E1F

More saturated +25%#FCA197

Less saturated −25%#E1B7B2

Channel breakdown

R238

G172

B164

Red238 (93.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue6.49°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G AC · B A4

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Colour values

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