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Recognised as Colour

#E3A299

  • #E3A299
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#E3A299 is a red with RGB values 227, 162, 153 and HSL 7°, 57%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#E3A299#E3A299
HEX#E3A299
RGBrgb(227, 162, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6353, 0.6
RGB percentages89%, 63.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(7.3, 56.9%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 32.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 32.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,918,297
CSS custom property--colour: #E3A299;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1C5D66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AA98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB798no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F19AA0no 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 text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2Light pink · ΔE 13.5Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7Pink · ΔE 15.6Tan · ΔE 20.7Light coral · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99DAE3
Analogous#E399B5, #E3C799
Triadic#99E3A2, #A299E3
Split complementary#99E3C7, #99B5E3
Tetradic#B5E399, #99DAE3, #C799E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9EBE9
Lighter +10%#EEC6C1
Darker −10%#D87E71
Darker −20%#CD5949
Darker −30%#B24131
Darker −40%#8A3226
More saturated +25%#F39689
Less saturated −25%#D3AEA9

Channel breakdown

R227
G162
B153
Red227 (89%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue7.3°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G A2 · B 99

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