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Recognised as Colour

#E36679

  • #E36679
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E36679 is a red with RGB values 227, 102, 121 and HSL 351°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E36679#E36679
HEX#E36679
RGBrgb(227, 102, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4, 0.4745
RGB percentages89%, 40%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(350.9, 69.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 55.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 46.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,902,905
CSS custom property--colour: #E36679;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1C9986

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6556Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6Light coral · ΔE 11.8Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Salmon · ΔE 18.2Brown · ΔE 27.5Dark salmon · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66E3D0
Analogous#E366B8, #E39166
Triadic#79E366, #6679E3
Split complementary#66E391, #66B8E3
Tetradic#B8E366, #66E3D0, #9166E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBE7EA
Lighter +20%#F3BCC5
Lighter +10%#EB919F
Darker −10%#DB3B53
Darker −20%#C0233B
Darker −30%#951B2E
Darker −40%#6A1320
More saturated +25%#FA4F69
Less saturated −25%#CC7D89

Channel breakdown

R227
G102
B121
Red227 (89%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue350.88°
Saturation (HSL)69.06%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 66 · B 79

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