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Recognised as Colour

#E4795E

  • #E4795E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E4795E is a red with RGB values 228, 121, 94 and HSL 12°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E4795E#E4795E
HEX#E4795E
RGBrgb(228, 121, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4745, 0.3686
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(12.1, 71.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 58.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.9%, 58.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,278
CSS custom property--colour: #E4795E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#1B86A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94895Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F86673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8.9Dark salmon · ΔE 14.3Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Light coral · ΔE 14.8Indian red · ΔE 15.6Coral · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC9E4
Analogous#E45E86, #E4BC5E
Triadic#5EE479, #795EE4
Split complementary#5EE4BC, #5E86E4
Tetradic#86E45E, #5EC9E4, #BC5EE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE6E1
Lighter +20%#F3C2B5
Lighter +10%#EB9D8A
Darker −10%#DD5532
Darker −20%#BC3F20
Darker −30%#913118
Darker −40%#652211
More saturated +25%#FC6B46
Less saturated −25%#CD8776

Channel breakdown

R228
G121
B94
Red228 (89.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue12.09°
Saturation (HSL)71.28%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 79 · B 5E

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