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Recognised as Colour

#E16259

  • #E16259
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E16259 is a red with RGB values 225, 98, 89 and HSL 4°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E16259#E16259
HEX#E16259
RGBrgb(225, 98, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3843, 0.349
RGB percentages88.2%, 38.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(4, 69.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 60.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 60.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,770,777
CSS custom property--colour: #E16259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#1E9DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#827957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29456no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F64A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.6Salmon · ΔE 10.4Light coral · ΔE 14.7Tomato · ΔE 19.4Brown · ΔE 20Coral · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D8E1
Analogous#E15994, #E1A659
Triadic#59E162, #6259E1
Split complementary#59E1A6, #5994E1
Tetradic#94E159, #59D8E1, #A659E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DDDB
Lighter +20%#F1B4AF
Lighter +10%#E98B84
Darker −10%#D9392E
Darker −20%#B42A20
Darker −30%#882019
Darker −40%#5D1611
More saturated +25%#FA4D41
Less saturated −25%#C97772

Channel breakdown

R225
G98
B89
Red225 (88.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue3.97°
Saturation (HSL)69.39%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 62 · B 59

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