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Recognised as Colour

#E39F96

  • #E39F96
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E39F96 is a red with RGB values 227, 159, 150 and HSL 7°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E39F96#E39F96
HEX#E39F96
RGBrgb(227, 159, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6235, 0.5882
RGB percentages89%, 62.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(7, 57.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7, 33.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 33.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,917,526
CSS custom property--colour: #E39F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1C6069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA895no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F1979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6Rosy brown · ΔE 13.6Light pink · ΔE 14Pink · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 20.1Light salmon · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96DAE3
Analogous#E396B4, #E3C696
Triadic#96E39F, #9F96E3
Split complementary#96E3C5, #96B4E3
Tetradic#B4E396, #96DAE3, #C596E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E9E7
Lighter +10%#EEC4BE
Darker −10%#D87A6E
Darker −20%#CE5545
Darker −30%#B13E2F
Darker −40%#893024
More saturated +25%#F49285
Less saturated −25%#D2ACA7

Channel breakdown

R227
G159
B150
Red227 (89%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue7.01°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 9F · B 96

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