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Recognised as Colour

#E3777E

  • #E3777E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E3777E is a red with RGB values 227, 119, 126 and HSL 356°, 66%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E3777E#E3777E
HEX#E3777E
RGBrgb(227, 119, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4667, 0.4941
RGB percentages89%, 46.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(356.1, 65.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.1, 47.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 47.6%, 44.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,907,262
CSS custom property--colour: #E3777E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#1C8881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8A7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89F7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F5697Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.5Indian red · ΔE 11.6Salmon · ΔE 14.7Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2Light salmon · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E3DC
Analogous#E377B4, #E3A677
Triadic#7EE377, #777EE3
Split complementary#77E3A6, #77B4E3
Tetradic#B4E377, #77E3DC, #A677E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF6F6
Lighter +20%#F4CCCE
Lighter +10%#ECA1A6
Darker −10%#DA4D56
Darker −20%#CA2A34
Darker −30%#A02129
Darker −40%#76181E
More saturated +25%#F8636C
Less saturated −25%#CF8C90

Channel breakdown

R227
G119
B126
Red227 (89%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue356.11°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 77 · B 7E

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