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Recognised as Colour

#E38F85

  • #E38F85
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E38F85 is a red with RGB values 227, 143, 133 and HSL 6°, 63%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E38F85#E38F85
HEX#E38F85
RGBrgb(227, 143, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5608, 0.5216
RGB percentages89%, 56.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(6.4, 62.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 41.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 41.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,413
CSS custom property--colour: #E38F85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1C707A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19B84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AC84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9.6Light coral · ΔE 12.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.3Salmon · ΔE 17.9Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7Light pink · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85D9E3
Analogous#E385AA, #E3BE85
Triadic#85E38F, #8F85E3
Split complementary#85E3BE, #85AAE3
Tetradic#AAE385, #85D9E3, #BE85E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DBD8
Lighter +10%#EDB5AE
Darker −10%#D9695C
Darker −20%#D04332
Darker −30%#A83427
Darker −40%#7F281D
More saturated +25%#F68072
Less saturated −25%#D09E98

Channel breakdown

R227
G143
B133
Red227 (89%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue6.38°
Saturation (HSL)62.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8F · B 85

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