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Recognised as Colour

#EEACA9

  • #EEACA9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EEACA9 is a red with RGB values 238, 172, 169 and HSL 3°, 67%, 80%. 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

#EEACA9#EEACA9
HEX#EEACA9
RGBrgb(238, 172, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6745, 0.6627
RGB percentages93.3%, 67.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(2.6, 67%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 29%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 29%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,769
CSS custom property--colour: #EEACA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#115356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B5A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C1A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FCA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 8.7Pink · ΔE 10.6Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3Peach puff · ΔE 22.6Misty rose · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9EBEE
Analogous#EEA9C9, #EECFA9
Triadic#A9EEAC, #ACA9EE
Split complementary#A9EECF, #A9C8EE
Tetradic#C8EEA9, #A9EBEE, #CFA9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFE
Lighter +10%#F6D5D4
Darker −10%#E6837E
Darker −20%#DD5A54
Darker −30%#D4312A
Darker −40%#A92722
More saturated +25%#FBA09C
Less saturated −25%#E1B8B6

Channel breakdown

R238
G172
B169
Red238 (93.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue2.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G AC · B A9

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