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Recognised as Colour

#E28490

  • #E28490
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E28490 is a red with RGB values 226, 132, 144 and HSL 352°, 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

#E28490#E28490
HEX#E28490
RGBrgb(226, 132, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5176, 0.5647
RGB percentages88.6%, 51.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(352.3, 61.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 41.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 36.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,072
CSS custom property--colour: #E28490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1D7B6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA68Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F27A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.6Pale violetred · ΔE 13.1Light pink · ΔE 18.7Indian red · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6Dark salmon · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E2D6
Analogous#E284BF, #E2A784
Triadic#90E284, #8490E2
Split complementary#84E2A7, #84BFE2
Tetradic#BFE284, #84E2D6, #A784E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D7DA
Lighter +10%#ECADB5
Darker −10%#D85B6B
Darker −20%#CF3146
Darker −30%#A62737
Darker −40%#7D1D2A
More saturated +25%#F57182
Less saturated −25%#CF979E

Channel breakdown

R226
G132
B144
Red226 (88.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue352.34°
Saturation (HSL)61.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 84 · B 90

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