Colour

#E09E8B

#E09E8B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E09E8B is a red with RGB values 224, 158, 139 and HSL 13°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E09E8B

RGBrgb(224, 158, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6196, 0.5451

RGB percentages87.8%, 62%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(13.4, 57.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 37.9%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 29.5%, 37.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,720,651

CSS custom property--colour: #E09E8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#1F6174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADA68Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB38Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EF9499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Light salmon · ΔE 17.8 Tan · ΔE 18.2 Light pink · ΔE 18.7 Burlywood · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BCDE0

Analogous#E08BA2, #E0C98B

Triadic#8BE09E, #9E8BE0

Split complementary#8BE0C9, #8BA2E0

Tetradic#A2E08B, #8BCDE0, #C98BE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E1DB

Lighter +10%#EBC0B3

Darker −10%#D57C63

Darker −20%#CA5B3B

Darker −30%#A6472C

Darker −40%#7D3622

More saturated +25%#F29479

Less saturated −25%#CEA89D

Channel breakdown

R224

G158

B139

Red224 (87.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue13.41°

Saturation (HSL)57.82%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 9E · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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