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Recognised as Colour

#E2847C

  • #E2847C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E2847C is a red with RGB values 226, 132, 124 and HSL 5°, 64%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E2847C#E2847C
HEX#E2847C
RGBrgb(226, 132, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5176, 0.4863
RGB percentages88.6%, 51.8%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(4.7, 63.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 45.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 45.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,052
CSS custom property--colour: #E2847C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#1D7B83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99927Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A57Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F47782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.7Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5Salmon · ΔE 13.7Indian red · ΔE 15.3Light salmon · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CDAE2
Analogous#E27CA7, #E2B77C
Triadic#7CE284, #847CE2
Split complementary#7CE2B7, #7CA7E2
Tetradic#A7E27C, #7CDAE2, #B77CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF9
Lighter +20%#F4D2D0
Lighter +10%#EBABA6
Darker −10%#D95D52
Darker −20%#CB392D
Darker −30%#A12E24
Darker −40%#78221A
More saturated +25%#F67368
Less saturated −25%#CE9590

Channel breakdown

R226
G132
B124
Red226 (88.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue4.71°
Saturation (HSL)63.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 84 · B 7C

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