Colour

#E1877C

#E1877C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E1877C is a red with RGB values 225, 135, 124 and HSL 7°, 63%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E1877C#E1877C

HEX#E1877C

RGBrgb(225, 135, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5294, 0.4863

RGB percentages88.2%, 52.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(6.5, 62.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.5, 44.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 44.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,780,284

CSS custom property--colour: #E1877C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#1E7883

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B947Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A67Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F27A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9.6 Light coral · ΔE 9.7 Salmon · ΔE 14.7 Light salmon · ΔE 16.7 Indian red · ΔE 16.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CD6E1

Analogous#E17CA3, #E1BA7C

Triadic#7CE187, #877CE1

Split complementary#7CE1BA, #7CA3E1

Tetradic#A3E17C, #7CD6E1, #BA7CE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9F8

Lighter +20%#F4D3CF

Lighter +10%#EBADA5

Darker −10%#D76153

Darker −20%#C93F2E

Darker −30%#9F3225

Darker −40%#76251B

More saturated +25%#F57768

Less saturated −25%#CD9790

Channel breakdown

R225

G135

B124

Red225 (88.2%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue6.53°

Saturation (HSL)62.73%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 87 · B 7C

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