Recognised as Colour

#E36566

#E36566
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E36566 is a red with RGB values 227, 101, 102 and HSL 360°, 69%, 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

#E36566#E36566

HEX#E36566

RGBrgb(227, 101, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3961, 0.4

RGB percentages89%, 39.6%, 40%

HSLhsl(359.5, 69.2%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 55.5%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 55.5%, 55.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,902,630

CSS custom property--colour: #E36566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#1C9A99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837D65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39763no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F75066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7 Light coral · ΔE 10.7 Salmon · ΔE 10.9 Brown · ΔE 22.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65E3E2

Analogous#E365A5, #E3A365

Triadic#66E365, #6566E3

Split complementary#65E3A3, #65A5E3

Tetradic#A5E365, #65E3E2, #A365E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE6E7

Lighter +20%#F3BBBC

Lighter +10%#EB9091

Darker −10%#DB3A3B

Darker −20%#BF2324

Darker −30%#941B1C

Darker −40%#691314

More saturated +25%#FA4E50

Less saturated −25%#CC7C7C

Channel breakdown

R227

G101

B102

Red227 (89%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue359.52°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 65 · B 66

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