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Recognised as Colour

#E27155

  • #E27155
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E27155 is a red with RGB values 226, 113, 85 and HSL 12°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E27155#E27155
HEX#E27155
RGBrgb(226, 113, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4431, 0.3333
RGB percentages88.6%, 44.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(11.9, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.9, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,149
CSS custom property--colour: #E27155;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#1D8EAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8352no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9B53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F75C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 10.2Coral · ΔE 14.1Indian red · ΔE 15.7Light coral · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.6Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55C6E2
Analogous#E25580, #E2B855
Triadic#55E271, #7155E2
Split complementary#55E2B8, #557FE2
Tetradic#7FE255, #55C6E2, #B855E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8DED8
Lighter +20%#F1BAAC
Lighter +10%#E99581
Darker −10%#DB4D29
Darker −20%#B33C1E
Darker −30%#872D17
Darker −40%#5B1F10
More saturated +25%#FB623C
Less saturated −25%#C9806E

Channel breakdown

R226
G113
B85
Red226 (88.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue11.91°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 71 · B 55

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