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Recognised as Colour

#E2987A

  • #E2987A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E2987A is a orange with RGB values 226, 152, 122 and HSL 17°, 64%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E2987A#E2987A
HEX#E2987A
RGBrgb(226, 152, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5961, 0.4784
RGB percentages88.6%, 59.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(17.3, 64.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 46%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 32.7%, 46%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,850,170
CSS custom property--colour: #E2987A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1D6785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB07Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F38C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.9Light salmon · ΔE 11.6Burlywood · ΔE 19.1Light coral · ΔE 20.2Sandy brown · ΔE 20.3Tan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.88, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AC4E2
Analogous#E27A90, #E2CC7A
Triadic#7AE298, #987AE2
Split complementary#7AE2CC, #7A90E2
Tetradic#90E27A, #7AC4E2, #CC7AE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9F8
Lighter +20%#F4D9CE
Lighter +10%#EBB8A4
Darker −10%#D97850
Darker −20%#CA5A2C
Darker −30%#A04723
Darker −40%#76341A
More saturated +25%#F68F66
Less saturated −25%#CEA18E

Channel breakdown

R226
G152
B122
Red226 (88.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue17.31°
Saturation (HSL)64.2%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 98 · B 7A

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