Colour

#E47762

#E47762
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E47762 is a red with RGB values 228, 119, 98 and HSL 10°, 71%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E47762#E47762

HEX#E47762

RGBrgb(228, 119, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4667, 0.3843

RGB percentages89.4%, 46.7%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(9.7, 70.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 57%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 47.8%, 57%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,972,770

CSS custom property--colour: #E47762;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#1B889D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928860no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F86572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.3 Light coral · ΔE 12.1 Indian red · ΔE 13.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7 Light salmon · ΔE 15.8 Coral · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62CFE4

Analogous#E4628E, #E4B862

Triadic#62E477, #7762E4

Split complementary#62E4B8, #628EE4

Tetradic#8EE462, #62CFE4, #B862E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE8E5

Lighter +20%#F3C2B9

Lighter +10%#EB9D8E

Darker −10%#DD5136

Darker −20%#BF3A21

Darker −30%#942D19

Darker −40%#682012

More saturated +25%#FB674B

Less saturated −25%#CD8779

Channel breakdown

R228

G119

B98

Red228 (89.4%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue9.69°

Saturation (HSL)70.65%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 77 · B 62

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