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Recognised as Colour

#E2826D

  • #E2826D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E2826D is a red with RGB values 226, 130, 109 and HSL 11°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E2826D#E2826D
HEX#E2826D
RGBrgb(226, 130, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5098, 0.4275
RGB percentages88.6%, 51%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(10.8, 66.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 51.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 42.5%, 51.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,844,525
CSS custom property--colour: #E2826D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#1D7D92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99906Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A46Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#F5737Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.6Salmon · ΔE 10.9Light coral · ΔE 11.4Light salmon · ΔE 13Indian red · ΔE 15.8Sienna · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCDE2
Analogous#E26D93, #E2BD6D
Triadic#6DE282, #826DE2
Split complementary#6DE2BC, #6D93E2
Tetradic#93E26D, #6DCDE2, #BC6DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEFED
Lighter +20%#F3CBC2
Lighter +10%#EAA698
Darker −10%#DA5E42
Darker −20%#C24327
Darker −30%#98341E
Darker −40%#6D2516
More saturated +25%#F87457
Less saturated −25%#CC9083

Channel breakdown

R226
G130
B109
Red226 (88.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue10.77°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 82 · B 6D

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