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Recognised as Colour

#E0988C

  • #E0988C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E0988C is a red with RGB values 224, 152, 140 and HSL 9°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E0988C#E0988C
HEX#E0988C
RGBrgb(224, 152, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.5961, 0.549
RGB percentages87.8%, 59.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(8.6, 57.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 37.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 37.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,719,116
CSS custom property--colour: #E0988C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1F6773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A18Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B08Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EF8E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Light pink · ΔE 17Light coral · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 18.9Pink · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CD4E0
Analogous#E08CAA, #E0C28C
Triadic#8CE098, #988CE0
Split complementary#8CE0C2, #8CAAE0
Tetradic#AAE08C, #8CD4E0, #C28CE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E0DC
Lighter +10%#EBBCB4
Darker −10%#D57464
Darker −20%#CA503C
Darker −30%#A63E2D
Darker −40%#7E2F22
More saturated +25%#F28B7A
Less saturated −25%#CEA59E

Channel breakdown

R224
G152
B140
Red224 (87.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.53%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 98 · B 8C

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