Recognised as Colour

#E26274

#E26274
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E26274 is a red with RGB values 226, 98, 116 and HSL 352°, 69%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#E26274

RGBrgb(226, 98, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3843, 0.4549

RGB percentages88.6%, 38.4%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(351.6, 68.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 56.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 56.6%, 48.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,836,340

CSS custom property--colour: #E26274;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#1D9D8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F55069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.7 Light coral · ΔE 12.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 16 Salmon · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 25.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62E2D0

Analogous#E262B4, #E29062

Triadic#74E262, #6274E2

Split complementary#62E290, #62B4E2

Tetradic#B4E262, #62E2D0, #9062E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE3E6

Lighter +20%#F2B8C0

Lighter +10%#EA8D9A

Darker −10%#DA374E

Darker −20%#BB2338

Darker −30%#901B2B

Darker −40%#65131E

More saturated +25%#F94B63

Less saturated −25%#CB7985

Channel breakdown

R226

G98

B116

Red226 (88.6%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue351.56°

Saturation (HSL)68.82%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 62 · B 74

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