Colour

#E4795F

#E4795F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E4795F is a red with RGB values 228, 121, 95 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

#E4795F#E4795F

HEX#E4795F

RGBrgb(228, 121, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4745, 0.3725

RGB percentages89.4%, 47.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(11.7, 71.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 58.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 46.9%, 58.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,973,279

CSS custom property--colour: #E4795F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30995WCAG 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#1B86A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94895Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA05Dno 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 20.9 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 8.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.1 Light coral · ΔE 14.3 Light salmon · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 15.2 Coral · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FCAE4

Analogous#E45F87, #E4BC5F

Triadic#5FE479, #795FE4

Split complementary#5FE4BB, #5F88E4

Tetradic#88E45F, #5FCAE4, #BC5FE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE7E2

Lighter +20%#F3C2B6

Lighter +10%#EB9E8B

Darker −10%#DD5433

Darker −20%#BD3F20

Darker −30%#913019

Darker −40%#662211

More saturated +25%#FB6B48

Less saturated −25%#CD8776

Channel breakdown

R228

G121

B95

Red228 (89.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue11.73°

Saturation (HSL)71.12%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 79 · B 5F

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