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Recognised as Colour

#E06F50

  • #E06F50
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E06F50 is a red with RGB values 224, 111, 80 and HSL 13°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E06F50#E06F50
HEX#E06F50
RGBrgb(224, 111, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.4353, 0.3137
RGB percentages87.8%, 43.5%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(12.9, 69.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 64.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 50.4%, 64.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,708,560
CSS custom property--colour: #E06F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#1F90AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8D814Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8994Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F55A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#50C1E0
Analogous#E05079, #E0B750
Triadic#50E06F, #6F50E0
Split complementary#50E0B7, #5079E0
Tetradic#79E050, #50C1E0, #B750E0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F7DAD2
Lighter +20%#EFB6A7
Lighter +10%#E8937B
Darker −10%#D74C26
Darker −20%#AC3D1E
Darker −30%#802D17
Darker −40%#551E0F
More saturated +25%#FA6036
Less saturated −25%#C67E6A

Channel breakdown

R224
G111
B80
Red224 (87.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue12.92°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 6F · B 50

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