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Recognised as Colour

#E36561

  • #E36561
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E36561 is a red with RGB values 227, 101, 97 and HSL 2°, 70%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E36561#E36561
HEX#E36561
RGBrgb(227, 101, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3961, 0.3804
RGB percentages89%, 39.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(1.8, 69.9%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.8, 57.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 55.5%, 57.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,902,625
CSS custom property--colour: #E36561;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#1C9A9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#847C60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3975Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F74F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.8Salmon · ΔE 9.8Light coral · ΔE 12Brown · ΔE 21.4Tomato · ΔE 22.1Coral · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61DFE3
Analogous#E3619E, #E3A661
Triadic#61E365, #6561E3
Split complementary#61E3A6, #619EE3
Tetradic#9EE361, #61DFE3, #A661E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE4E3
Lighter +20%#F2B9B8
Lighter +10%#EB8F8C
Darker −10%#DB3B36
Darker −20%#BD2621
Darker −30%#911D1A
Darker −40%#661512
More saturated +25%#FA4F4A
Less saturated −25%#CC7B78

Channel breakdown

R227
G101
B97
Red227 (89%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue1.85°
Saturation (HSL)69.89%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 65 · B 61

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