Colour

#E46348

#E46348
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E46348 is a red with RGB values 228, 99, 72 and HSL 10°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E46348#E46348

HEX#E46348

RGBrgb(228, 99, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3882, 0.2824

RGB percentages89.4%, 38.8%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(10.4, 74.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 68.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 56.6%, 68.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,967,624

CSS custom property--colour: #E46348;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#1B9CB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857A45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FA485Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.2 Coral · ΔE 12.5 Salmon · ΔE 14.6 Indian red · ΔE 18.7 Firebrick · ΔE 20.4 Chocolate · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48C9E4

Analogous#E4487B, #E4B148

Triadic#48E463, #6348E4

Split complementary#48E4B1, #487BE4

Tetradic#7BE448, #48C9E4, #B148E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBFA

Lighter +30%#F8D5CD

Lighter +20%#F1AFA1

Lighter +10%#EB8974

Darker −10%#D94020

Darker −20%#AD3319

Darker −30%#802613

Darker −40%#54190C

More saturated +25%#FE522E

Less saturated −25%#CA7462

Channel breakdown

R228

G99

B72

Red228 (89.4%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue10.38°

Saturation (HSL)74.29%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 63 · B 48

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