Colour

#E17474

#E17474
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E17474 is a red with RGB values 225, 116, 116 and HSL 0°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E17474

RGBrgb(225, 116, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4549, 0.4549

RGB percentages88.2%, 45.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(0, 64.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 48.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 48.4%, 48.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,775,412

CSS custom property--colour: #E17474;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#1E8B8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79D72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F46575no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.7 Indian red · ΔE 8.8 Salmon · ΔE 11.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Light salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.74, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74E1E1

Analogous#E174AB, #E1AB74

Triadic#74E174, #7474E1

Split complementary#74E1AB, #74ABE1

Tetradic#ABE174, #74E1E1, #AB74E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF2F2

Lighter +20%#F3C8C8

Lighter +10%#EA9E9E

Darker −10%#D84A4A

Darker −20%#C52A2A

Darker −30%#9B2121

Darker −40%#711818

More saturated +25%#F65F5F

Less saturated −25%#CC8989

Channel breakdown

R225

G116

B116

Red225 (88.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)64.5%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 74 · B 74

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