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Recognised as Colour

#E28488

  • #E28488
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E28488 is a red with RGB values 226, 132, 136 and HSL 357°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E28488#E28488
HEX#E28488
RGBrgb(226, 132, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5176, 0.5333
RGB percentages88.6%, 51.8%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(357.4, 61.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 41.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 39.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,064
CSS custom property--colour: #E28488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#1D7B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA686no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F37986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.7Pale violetred · ΔE 16.7Indian red · ΔE 16.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17Salmon · ΔE 17.9Light pink · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E2DE
Analogous#E284B7, #E2AF84
Triadic#88E284, #8488E2
Split complementary#84E2AF, #84B7E2
Tetradic#B7E284, #84E2DE, #AF84E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D7D8
Lighter +10%#ECADB0
Darker −10%#D85B60
Darker −20%#CF3138
Darker −30%#A6272D
Darker −40%#7D1D21
More saturated +25%#F57177
Less saturated −25%#CF9799

Channel breakdown

R226
G132
B136
Red226 (88.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue357.45°
Saturation (HSL)61.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 84 · B 88

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