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Recognised as Colour

#E28978

  • #E28978
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E28978 is a red with RGB values 226, 137, 120 and HSL 10°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E28978#E28978
HEX#E28978
RGBrgb(226, 137, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5373, 0.4706
RGB percentages88.6%, 53.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(9.6, 64.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 46.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 46.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,328
CSS custom property--colour: #E28978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1D7687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9576no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F47C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.8Light coral · ΔE 11.4Light salmon · ΔE 13.9Salmon · ΔE 14.2Indian red · ΔE 18Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78D1E2
Analogous#E2789C, #E2BE78
Triadic#78E289, #8978E2
Split complementary#78E2BE, #789CE2
Tetradic#9CE278, #78D1E2, #BE78E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7F6
Lighter +20%#F4D2CC
Lighter +10%#EBAEA2
Darker −10%#D9644E
Darker −20%#C9442B
Darker −30%#9F3622
Darker −40%#752819
More saturated +25%#F77B64
Less saturated −25%#CE978D

Channel breakdown

R226
G137
B120
Red226 (88.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue9.62°
Saturation (HSL)64.63%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 89 · B 78

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