Colour
#E4694E
- #E4694E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#E4694E is a red with RGB values 228, 105, 78 and HSL 11°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#E4694E#E4694E
HEX#E4694E
RGBrgb(228, 105, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4118, 0.3059
RGB percentages89.4%, 41.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(10.8, 73.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 65.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 53.9%, 65.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,969,166
CSS custom property--colour: #E4694E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1B96B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EC9E4
Analogous#E44E7E, #E4B44E
Triadic#4EE469, #694EE4
Split complementary#4EE4B4, #4E7EE4
Tetradic#7EE44E, #4EC9E4, #B44EE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G105
B78
Red228 (89.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue10.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 69 · B 4E
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