Recognised as Colour

#E46A7C

#E46A7C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E46A7C is a red with RGB values 228, 106, 124 and HSL 351°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E46A7C#E46A7C

HEX#E46A7C

RGBrgb(228, 106, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4157, 0.4863

RGB percentages89.4%, 41.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(351.1, 69.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 53.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 53.5%, 45.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,969,468

CSS custom property--colour: #E46A7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#1B9583

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83827Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F75A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.7 Indian red · ΔE 11.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3 Salmon · ΔE 17.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.2 Brown · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AE4D2

Analogous#E46AB9, #E4956A

Triadic#7CE46A, #6A7CE4

Split complementary#6AE495, #6AB9E4

Tetradic#B9E46A, #6AE4D2, #956AE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBECEE

Lighter +20%#F4C0C8

Lighter +10%#EC95A2

Darker −10%#DC3F56

Darker −20%#C4243B

Darker −30%#991C2E

Darker −40%#6E1421

More saturated +25%#FA546C

Less saturated −25%#CE808C

Channel breakdown

R228

G106

B124

Red228 (89.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue351.15°

Saturation (HSL)69.32%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 6A · B 7C

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