Colour

#E45F79

#E45F79
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E45F79 is a red with RGB values 228, 95, 121 and HSL 348°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#E45F79

RGBrgb(228, 95, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3725, 0.4745

RGB percentages89.4%, 37.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(348.3, 71.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 58.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 58.3%, 46.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,966,649

CSS custom property--colour: #E45F79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#1BA086

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7B79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F74D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.6 Light coral · ΔE 15.6 Salmon · ΔE 21.1 Hot pink · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5FE4CA

Analogous#E45FBC, #E4875F

Triadic#79E45F, #5F79E4

Split complementary#5FE487, #5FBCE4

Tetradic#BCE45F, #5FE4CA, #875FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE2E7

Lighter +20%#F3B6C2

Lighter +10%#EB8B9E

Darker −10%#DD3354

Darker −20%#BD203F

Darker −30%#911930

Darker −40%#661122

More saturated +25%#FB486B

Less saturated −25%#CD7687

Channel breakdown

R228

G95

B121

Red228 (89.4%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue348.27°

Saturation (HSL)71.12%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 5F · B 79

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