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Recognised as Colour

#E26259

  • #E26259
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E26259 is a red with RGB values 226, 98, 89 and HSL 4°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E26259#E26259
HEX#E26259
RGBrgb(226, 98, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3843, 0.349
RGB percentages88.6%, 38.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(3.9, 70.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 60.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.6%, 60.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,836,313
CSS custom property--colour: #E26259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#1D9DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#827A57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29556no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F74A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10Salmon · ΔE 10.4Light coral · ΔE 14.9Tomato · ΔE 19Brown · ΔE 20.2Coral · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D9E2
Analogous#E25994, #E2A759
Triadic#59E262, #6259E2
Split complementary#59E2A7, #5994E2
Tetradic#94E259, #59D9E2, #A759E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9DDDB
Lighter +20%#F1B4B0
Lighter +10%#EA8B84
Darker −10%#DA392E
Darker −20%#B52A20
Darker −30%#8A2018
Darker −40%#5E1611
More saturated +25%#FA4D41
Less saturated −25%#CA7771

Channel breakdown

R226
G98
B89
Red226 (88.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue3.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.26%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 62 · B 59

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