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Recognised as Colour

#E2556D

  • #E2556D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E2556D is a red with RGB values 226, 85, 109 and HSL 350°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E2556D#E2556D
HEX#E2556D
RGBrgb(226, 85, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3333, 0.4275
RGB percentages88.6%, 33.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(349.8, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 51.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,833,005
CSS custom property--colour: #E2556D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#1DAA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76746Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A916Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F63E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.5Light coral · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7Salmon · ΔE 20.7Crimson · ΔE 24.3Brown · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E2CA
Analogous#E255B4, #E28355
Triadic#6DE255, #556DE2
Split complementary#55E283, #55B4E2
Tetradic#B4E255, #55E2CA, #8355E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8D8DD
Lighter +20%#F1ACB8
Lighter +10%#E98192
Darker −10%#DB2948
Darker −20%#B31E38
Darker −30%#87172A
Darker −40%#5B101C
More saturated +25%#FB3C5D
Less saturated −25%#C96E7D

Channel breakdown

R226
G85
B109
Red226 (88.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue349.79°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 55 · B 6D

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