Recognised as Colour
#E09181
- #E09181
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark salmon
#E09181 is a red with RGB values 224, 145, 129 and HSL 10°, 61%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.
Colour values
#E09181#E09181
HEX#E09181
RGBrgb(224, 145, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.5686, 0.5059
RGB percentages87.8%, 56.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(10.1, 60.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 42.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 42.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,717,313
CSS custom property--colour: #E09181;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#1F6E7E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81D0E0
Analogous#E081A1, #E0C181
Triadic#81E091, #9181E0
Split complementary#81E0C1, #81A0E0
Tetradic#A1E081, #81D0E0, #C181E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G145
B129
Red224 (87.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue10.11°
Saturation (HSL)60.51%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 91 · B 81
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