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Recognised as Colour

#E18A73

  • #E18A73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E18A73 is a red with RGB values 225, 138, 115 and HSL 13°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E18A73#E18A73
HEX#E18A73
RGBrgb(225, 138, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5412, 0.451
RGB percentages88.2%, 54.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(12.5, 64.7%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 48.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 48.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,781,043
CSS custom property--colour: #E18A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1E758C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A872no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F37C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 4.8Light salmon · ΔE 11.9Light coral · ΔE 13.9Salmon · ΔE 14.8Indian red · ΔE 19.4Sandy brown · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73CAE1
Analogous#E17393, #E1C173
Triadic#73E18A, #8A73E1
Split complementary#73E1C1, #7393E1
Tetradic#93E173, #73CAE1, #C173E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3F1
Lighter +20%#F3D0C7
Lighter +10%#EAAD9D
Darker −10%#D86749
Darker −20%#C44A2A
Darker −30%#9A3A21
Darker −40%#702A18
More saturated +25%#F67E5E
Less saturated −25%#CC9688

Channel breakdown

R225
G138
B115
Red225 (88.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue12.55°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 8A · B 73

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