Colour

#E46A4B

#E46A4B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#E46A4B is a red with RGB values 228, 106, 75 and HSL 12°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#E46A4B#E46A4B

HEX#E46A4B

RGBrgb(228, 106, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4157, 0.2941

RGB percentages89.4%, 41.6%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(12.2, 73.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 67.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 53.5%, 67.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,969,419

CSS custom property--colour: #E46A4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#1B95B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7E48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F95263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 11.1 Salmon · ΔE 13.4 Tomato · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 18.7 Chocolate · ΔE 19.1 Light salmon · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BC5E4

Analogous#E44B79, #E4B64B

Triadic#4BE46A, #6A4BE4

Split complementary#4BE4B6, #4B79E4

Tetradic#79E44B, #4BC5E4, #B64BE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFC

Lighter +30%#F8D8D0

Lighter +20%#F1B3A4

Lighter +10%#EB8F77

Darker −10%#DB4721

Darker −20%#AF381A

Darker −30%#822A14

Darker −40%#561C0D

More saturated +25%#FE5B31

Less saturated −25%#CA7965

Channel breakdown

R228

G106

B75

Red228 (89.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue12.16°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 6A · B 4B

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