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Recognised as Colour

#E09C8F

  • #E09C8F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E09C8F is a red with RGB values 224, 156, 143 and HSL 10°, 57%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E09C8F#E09C8F
HEX#E09C8F
RGBrgb(224, 156, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6118, 0.5608
RGB percentages87.8%, 61.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(9.6, 56.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 36.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 36.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,720,143
CSS custom property--colour: #E09C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#1F6370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA58Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB28Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.6Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 16.5Pink · ΔE 18.9Light salmon · ΔE 19.6Light coral · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FD3E0
Analogous#E08FAA, #E0C48F
Triadic#8FE09C, #9C8FE0
Split complementary#8FE0C5, #8FAAE0
Tetradic#AAE08F, #8FD3E0, #C48FE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E3DF
Lighter +10%#EBBFB7
Darker −10%#D57967
Darker −20%#CA553F
Darker −30%#A8422E
Darker −40%#803223
More saturated +25%#F2907D
Less saturated −25%#CEA8A1

Channel breakdown

R224
G156
B143
Red224 (87.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue9.63°
Saturation (HSL)56.64%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 9C · B 8F

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