Recognised as Colour

#E4715A

#E4715A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E4715A is a red with RGB values 228, 113, 90 and HSL 10°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E4715A#E4715A

HEX#E4715A

RGBrgb(228, 113, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4431, 0.3529

RGB percentages89.4%, 44.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(10, 71.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 60.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.4%, 60.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,971,226

CSS custom property--colour: #E4715A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#1B8EA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F95C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8.2 Indian red · ΔE 13.8 Light coral · ΔE 14.9 Coral · ΔE 15.6 Light salmon · ΔE 17.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ACDE4

Analogous#E45A88, #E4B65A

Triadic#5AE471, #715AE4

Split complementary#5AE4B6, #5A88E4

Tetradic#88E45A, #5ACDE4, #B65AE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE2DD

Lighter +20%#F2BCB2

Lighter +10%#EB9786

Darker −10%#DD4B2E

Darker −20%#BA381E

Darker −30%#8E2B17

Darker −40%#621E10

More saturated +25%#FC6142

Less saturated −25%#CC8172

Channel breakdown

R228

G113

B90

Red228 (89.4%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)71.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 71 · B 5A

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