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Recognised as Colour

#E3A995

  • #E3A995
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E3A995 is a orange with RGB values 227, 169, 149 and HSL 15°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E3A995#E3A995
HEX#E3A995
RGBrgb(227, 169, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6627, 0.5843
RGB percentages89%, 66.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(15.4, 58.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.4, 34.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 25.6%, 34.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,920,085
CSS custom property--colour: #E3A995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#1C566A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7AF94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BB95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F1A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.8Tan · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1Burlywood · ΔE 16.5Light pink · ΔE 17.9Peach puff · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95CFE3
Analogous#E395A8, #E3D095
Triadic#95E3A9, #A995E3
Split complementary#95E3D0, #95A8E3
Tetradic#A8E395, #95CFE3, #D095E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EAE6
Lighter +10%#EECABD
Darker −10%#D8886D
Darker −20%#CE6844
Darker −30%#B0502F
Darker −40%#883E24
More saturated +25%#F4A184
Less saturated −25%#D2B1A6

Channel breakdown

R227
G169
B149
Red227 (89%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue15.38°
Saturation (HSL)58.21%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G A9 · B 95

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