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Recognised as Colour

#E1685B

  • #E1685B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E1685B is a red with RGB values 225, 104, 91 and HSL 6°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E1685B#E1685B
HEX#E1685B
RGBrgb(225, 104, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4078, 0.3569
RGB percentages88.2%, 40.8%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(5.8, 69.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 59.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 59.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,772,315
CSS custom property--colour: #E1685B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1E97A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#867D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49758no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F55265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8.7Indian red · ΔE 9.7Light coral · ΔE 13.4Coral · ΔE 19.4Tomato · ΔE 20.4Dark salmon · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BD4E1
Analogous#E15B91, #E1AB5B
Triadic#5BE168, #685BE1
Split complementary#5BE1AB, #5B91E1
Tetradic#91E15B, #5BD4E1, #AB5BE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DFDC
Lighter +20%#F1B7B1
Lighter +10%#E99086
Darker −10%#D94030
Darker −20%#B52F21
Darker −30%#8A2419
Darker −40%#5F1911
More saturated +25%#F95443
Less saturated −25%#C97C73

Channel breakdown

R225
G104
B91
Red225 (88.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue5.82°
Saturation (HSL)69.07%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 68 · B 5B

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