Recognised as Colour

#E27D8C

#E27D8C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E27D8C is a red with RGB values 226, 125, 140 and HSL 351°, 64%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E27D8C

RGBrgb(226, 125, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4902, 0.549

RGB percentages88.6%, 49%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(351.1, 63.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 44.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 44.7%, 38.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,843,276

CSS custom property--colour: #E27D8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#1D8273

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908F8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A28Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F37382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 10.8 Indian red · ΔE 17.1 Salmon · ΔE 20.5 Light pink · ΔE 21.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DE2D3

Analogous#E27DBE, #E2A07D

Triadic#8CE27D, #7D8CE2

Split complementary#7DE2A1, #7DBEE2

Tetradic#BFE27D, #7DE2D3, #A17DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAFB

Lighter +20%#F5D0D6

Lighter +10%#EBA7B1

Darker −10%#D95367

Darker −20%#CC2D45

Darker −30%#A22437

Darker −40%#781B29

More saturated +25%#F6697E

Less saturated −25%#CE919A

Channel breakdown

R226

G125

B140

Red226 (88.6%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue351.09°

Saturation (HSL)63.52%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 7D · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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