Colour

#E0A49F

#E0A49F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#E0A49F is a red with RGB values 224, 164, 159 and HSL 5°, 51%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#E0A49F#E0A49F

HEX#E0A49F

RGBrgb(224, 164, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6431, 0.6235

RGB percentages87.8%, 64.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(4.6, 51.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 29%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 26.8%, 29%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,722,207

CSS custom property--colour: #E0A49F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

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

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#1F5B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0AC9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB79Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#ED9DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.3 Light pink · ΔE 12.2 Pink · ΔE 13.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.9 Tan · ΔE 21.1 Thistle · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FDBE0

Analogous#E09FBA, #E0C59F

Triadic#9FE0A4, #A49FE0

Split complementary#9FE0C5, #9FBAE0

Tetradic#BAE09F, #9FDBE0, #C59FE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9EDEC

Lighter +10%#ECC9C6

Darker −10%#D47F78

Darker −20%#C75B52

Darker −30%#AE4138

Darker −40%#87332C

More saturated +25%#F0978F

Less saturated −25%#D0B1AF

Channel breakdown

R224

G164

B159

Red224 (87.8%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue4.62°

Saturation (HSL)51.18%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G A4 · B 9F

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Colour values

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