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Recognised as Colour

#E2A18D

  • #E2A18D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E2A18D is a red with RGB values 226, 161, 141 and HSL 14°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E2A18D#E2A18D
HEX#E2A18D
RGBrgb(226, 161, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6314, 0.5529
RGB percentages88.6%, 63.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(14.1, 59.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 37.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 37.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,852,493
CSS custom property--colour: #E2A18D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1D5E72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A88Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B68Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F1979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Tan · ΔE 17.4Light salmon · ΔE 17.8Burlywood · ΔE 18.4Light pink · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DCEE2
Analogous#E28DA3, #E2CB8D
Triadic#8DE2A1, #A18DE2
Split complementary#8DE2CB, #8DA3E2
Tetradic#A3E28D, #8DCEE2, #CB8DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E4DE
Lighter +10%#ECC3B6
Darker −10%#D87F64
Darker −20%#CD5E3C
Darker −30%#AB492B
Darker −40%#823821
More saturated +25%#F4987B
Less saturated −25%#D0AA9F

Channel breakdown

R226
G161
B141
Red226 (88.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue14.12°
Saturation (HSL)59.44%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G A1 · B 8D

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