Recognised as Colour

#E37979

#E37979
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E37979 is a red with RGB values 227, 121, 121 and HSL 0°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E37979#E37979

HEX#E37979

RGBrgb(227, 121, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4745, 0.4745

RGB percentages89%, 47.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(0, 65.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 46.7%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 46.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,907,769

CSS custom property--colour: #E37979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#1C8686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAA077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F56B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.9 Indian red · ΔE 10.8 Salmon · ΔE 12.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Light salmon · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79E3E3

Analogous#E379AE, #E3AE79

Triadic#79E379, #7979E3

Split complementary#79E3AE, #79AEE3

Tetradic#AEE379, #79E3E3, #AE79E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF8F8

Lighter +20%#F5CDCD

Lighter +10%#ECA3A3

Darker −10%#DA4F4F

Darker −20%#CB2B2B

Darker −30%#A12222

Darker −40%#771919

More saturated +25%#F76565

Less saturated −25%#CF8D8D

Channel breakdown

R227

G121

B121

Red227 (89%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)65.43%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 79 · B 79

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