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Recognised as Colour

#E47478

  • #E47478
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E47478 is a red with RGB values 228, 116, 120 and HSL 358°, 67%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E47478#E47478
HEX#E47478
RGBrgb(228, 116, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4549, 0.4706
RGB percentages89.4%, 45.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(357.9, 67.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 49.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 47.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,972,024
CSS custom property--colour: #E47478;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#1B8B87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89E76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F76576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.6Indian red · ΔE 9.5Salmon · ΔE 12.3Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9Light salmon · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.56, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74E4E0
Analogous#E474B0, #E4A874
Triadic#78E474, #7478E4
Split complementary#74E4A8, #74B0E4
Tetradic#B0E474, #74E4E0, #A874E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF4F4
Lighter +20%#F5C9CB
Lighter +10%#EC9FA1
Darker −10%#DC494F
Darker −20%#CB272D
Darker −30%#A01F24
Darker −40%#75171A
More saturated +25%#F95F65
Less saturated −25%#CF898B

Channel breakdown

R228
G116
B120
Red228 (89.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue357.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.47%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 74 · B 78

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