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Recognised as Colour

#E3977B

  • #E3977B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E3977B is a orange with RGB values 227, 151, 123 and HSL 16°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E3977B#E3977B
HEX#E3977B
RGBrgb(227, 151, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5922, 0.4824
RGB percentages89%, 59.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(16.2, 65%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 45.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 45.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,915,451
CSS custom property--colour: #E3977B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1C6884

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB07Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F48B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.1Light salmon · ΔE 11.5Light coral · ΔE 19Salmon · ΔE 20.1Burlywood · ΔE 20.2Sandy brown · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BC7E3
Analogous#E37B93, #E3CB7B
Triadic#7BE397, #977BE3
Split complementary#7BE3CB, #7B93E3
Tetradic#93E37B, #7BC7E3, #CB7BE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF9
Lighter +20%#F5D9CF
Lighter +10%#ECB8A5
Darker −10%#DA7651
Darker −20%#CD572B
Darker −30%#A34522
Darker −40%#78331A
More saturated +25%#F78E67
Less saturated −25%#CFA08F

Channel breakdown

R227
G151
B123
Red227 (89%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue16.15°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 97 · B 7B

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