Colour

#E2A195

#E2A195
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E2A195 is a red with RGB values 226, 161, 149 and HSL 9°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E2A195#E2A195

HEX#E2A195

RGBrgb(226, 161, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.6314, 0.5843

RGB percentages88.6%, 63.1%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(9.4, 57%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 34.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 34.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,852,501

CSS custom property--colour: #E2A195;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.77:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#1D5E6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F0999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7 Light pink · ΔE 15 Pink · ΔE 17.1 Tan · ΔE 19.7 Light salmon · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95D6E2

Analogous#E295B0, #E2C895

Triadic#95E2A1, #A195E2

Split complementary#95E2C7, #95B0E2

Tetradic#B0E295, #95D6E2, #C795E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E8E5

Lighter +10%#EDC5BD

Darker −10%#D77D6D

Darker −20%#CC5A45

Darker −30%#AE4330

Darker −40%#863425

More saturated +25%#F39584

Less saturated −25%#D1ADA6

Channel breakdown

R226

G161

B149

Red226 (88.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue9.35°

Saturation (HSL)57.04%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G A1 · B 95

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