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Recognised as Colour

#E18C8C

  • #E18C8C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E18C8C is a red with RGB values 225, 140, 140 and HSL 0°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E18C8C#E18C8C
HEX#E18C8C
RGBrgb(225, 140, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.549, 0.549
RGB percentages88.2%, 54.9%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(0, 58.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 37.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 37.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,781,580
CSS custom property--colour: #E18C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#1E7373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D998Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AA8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F1828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12Dark salmon · ΔE 14.9Light pink · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8Salmon · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE1E1
Analogous#E18CB6, #E1B68C
Triadic#8CE18C, #8C8CE1
Split complementary#8CE1B6, #8CB6E1
Tetradic#B6E18C, #8CE1E1, #B68CE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DDDD
Lighter +10%#ECB4B4
Darker −10%#D66464
Darker −20%#CC3B3B
Darker −30%#A82C2C
Darker −40%#802121
More saturated +25%#F37A7A
Less saturated −25%#CF9E9E

Channel breakdown

R225
G140
B140
Red225 (88.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 8C · B 8C

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