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Recognised as Colour

#E28C85

  • #E28C85
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E28C85 is a red with RGB values 226, 140, 133 and HSL 5°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E28C85#E28C85
HEX#E28C85
RGBrgb(226, 140, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.549, 0.5216
RGB percentages88.6%, 54.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(4.5, 61.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 41.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.1%, 41.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,847,109
CSS custom property--colour: #E28C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#1D737A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9984no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AA84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#F3818Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.1Dark salmon · ΔE 11.1Salmon · ΔE 17.6Light salmon · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8Light pink · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85DBE2
Analogous#E285AD, #E2BA85
Triadic#85E28C, #8C85E2
Split complementary#85E2BB, #85ADE2
Tetradic#ADE285, #85DBE2, #BB85E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DAD7
Lighter +10%#ECB3AE
Darker −10%#D8655C
Darker −20%#CE3E33
Darker −30%#A63128
Darker −40%#7D251E
More saturated +25%#F57C72
Less saturated −25%#CF9C98

Channel breakdown

R226
G140
B133
Red226 (88.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue4.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.59%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8C · B 85

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