Recognised as Colour

#E37460

#E37460
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E37460 is a red with RGB values 227, 116, 96 and HSL 9°, 70%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E37460#E37460

HEX#E37460

RGBrgb(227, 116, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4549, 0.3765

RGB percentages89%, 45.5%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(9.2, 70.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 57.7%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 57.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,906,464

CSS custom property--colour: #E37460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#1C8B9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90865Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9D5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F7616Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.3 Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Light coral · ΔE 12.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 16 Light salmon · ΔE 17 Coral · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60CFE3

Analogous#E3608D, #E3B660

Triadic#60E374, #7460E3

Split complementary#60E3B6, #608DE3

Tetradic#8DE360, #60CFE3, #B660E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE6E2

Lighter +20%#F2C0B7

Lighter +10%#EB9A8B

Darker −10%#DB4E35

Darker −20%#BC3921

Darker −30%#912C19

Darker −40%#651F12

More saturated +25%#FA6449

Less saturated −25%#CC8477

Channel breakdown

R227

G116

B96

Red227 (89%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue9.16°

Saturation (HSL)70.05%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 74 · B 60

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