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Recognised as Colour

#E37C89

  • #E37C89
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E37C89 is a red with RGB values 227, 124, 137 and HSL 352°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E37C89#E37C89
HEX#E37C89
RGBrgb(227, 124, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4863, 0.5373
RGB percentages89%, 48.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(352.4, 64.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 45.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 45.4%, 39.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,908,553
CSS custom property--colour: #E37C89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#1C8376

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908E89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F47181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.1Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9Indian red · ΔE 15.7Salmon · ΔE 19Dark salmon · ΔE 22Light pink · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE3D6
Analogous#E37CBD, #E3A37C
Triadic#89E37C, #7C89E3
Split complementary#7CE3A3, #7CBDE3
Tetradic#BDE37C, #7CE3D6, #A27CE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFB
Lighter +20%#F5D0D5
Lighter +10%#ECA6AF
Darker −10%#DA5263
Darker −20%#CD2C40
Darker −30%#A32333
Darker −40%#791A26
More saturated +25%#F7687A
Less saturated −25%#CF9098

Channel breakdown

R227
G124
B137
Red227 (89%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue352.43°
Saturation (HSL)64.78%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 7C · B 89

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