Recognised as Colour

#E05566

#E05566
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E05566 is a red with RGB values 224, 85, 102 and HSL 353°, 69%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E05566#E05566

HEX#E05566

RGBrgb(224, 85, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3333, 0.4

RGB percentages87.8%, 33.3%, 40%

HSLhsl(352.7, 69.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 62.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 62.1%, 54.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,701,926

CSS custom property--colour: #E05566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#1FAA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767366no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8F63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F43C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11 Light coral · ΔE 16.5 Salmon · ΔE 18.4 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1 Crimson · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55E0CF

Analogous#E055AC, #E08A55

Triadic#66E055, #5566E0

Split complementary#55E08A, #55ABE0

Tetradic#ABE055, #55E0CF, #8955E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8D6DA

Lighter +20%#F0ABB4

Lighter +10%#E8808D

Darker −10%#D82A3F

Darker −20%#AF2031

Darker −30%#841825

Darker −40%#591019

More saturated +25%#F93C53

Less saturated −25%#C76E79

Channel breakdown

R224

G85

B102

Red224 (87.8%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue352.66°

Saturation (HSL)69.15%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 55 · B 66

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