Recognised as Colour

#E2735F

#E2735F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E2735F is a red with RGB values 226, 115, 95 and HSL 9°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E2735F#E2735F

HEX#E2735F

RGBrgb(226, 115, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.451, 0.3725

RGB percentages88.6%, 45.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(9.2, 69.3%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 58%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 49.1%, 58%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,840,671

CSS custom property--colour: #E2735F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#1D8CA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F855Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F6606Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.6 Indian red · ΔE 12.1 Light coral · ΔE 12.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.2 Light salmon · ΔE 17.3 Coral · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FCEE2

Analogous#E25F8C, #E2B55F

Triadic#5FE273, #735FE2

Split complementary#5FE2B5, #5F8CE2

Tetradic#8CE25F, #5FCEE2, #B55FE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E4E1

Lighter +20%#F2BFB5

Lighter +10%#EA998A

Darker −10%#DA4D34

Darker −20%#B93922

Darker −30%#8E2C1A

Darker −40%#631E12

More saturated +25%#FA6347

Less saturated −25%#CA8377

Channel breakdown

R226

G115

B95

Red226 (88.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue9.16°

Saturation (HSL)69.31%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 73 · B 5F

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