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Recognised as Colour

#E15969

  • #E15969
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E15969 is a red with RGB values 225, 89, 105 and HSL 353°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E15969#E15969
HEX#E15969
RGBrgb(225, 89, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.349, 0.4118
RGB percentages88.2%, 34.9%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(352.9, 69.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 60.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 53.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,768,489
CSS custom property--colour: #E15969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#1EA696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9166no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F5425Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.3Light coral · ΔE 15.1Salmon · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9Brown · ΔE 22.5Crimson · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E1D1
Analogous#E159AD, #E18D59
Triadic#69E159, #5969E1
Split complementary#59E18D, #59ADE1
Tetradic#ADE159, #59E1D1, #8D59E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DBDE
Lighter +20%#F1AFB7
Lighter +10%#E98490
Darker −10%#D92E42
Darker −20%#B42032
Darker −30%#881926
Darker −40%#5D111A
More saturated +25%#FA4156
Less saturated −25%#C9727C

Channel breakdown

R225
G89
B105
Red225 (88.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue352.94°
Saturation (HSL)69.39%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 59 · B 69

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