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Recognised as Colour

#E47A5E

  • #E47A5E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E47A5E is a red with RGB values 228, 122, 94 and HSL 13°, 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

#E47A5E#E47A5E
HEX#E47A5E
RGBrgb(228, 122, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4784, 0.3686
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(12.5, 71.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 58.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.5%, 58.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,534
CSS custom property--colour: #E47A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1B85A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F86773no 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 text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 9.3Dark salmon · ΔE 13.9Light salmon · ΔE 13.9Light coral · ΔE 15.1Coral · ΔE 16.1Indian red · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC8E4
Analogous#E45E85, #E4BD5E
Triadic#5EE47A, #7A5EE4
Split complementary#5EE4BD, #5E85E4
Tetradic#85E45E, #5EC8E4, #BD5EE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE6E1
Lighter +20%#F3C2B5
Lighter +10%#EB9E8A
Darker −10%#DD5632
Darker −20%#BC4020
Darker −30%#913118
Darker −40%#652311
More saturated +25%#FC6C46
Less saturated −25%#CD8876

Channel breakdown

R228
G122
B94
Red228 (89.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue12.54°
Saturation (HSL)71.28%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 7A · B 5E

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