Recognised as Colour

#E48388

#E48388
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E48388 is a red with RGB values 228, 131, 136 and HSL 357°, 64%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E48388

RGBrgb(228, 131, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5137, 0.5333

RGB percentages89.4%, 51.4%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(356.9, 64.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 42.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 42.5%, 40.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,975,880

CSS custom property--colour: #E48388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#1B7C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969388no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA686no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F57885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2 Indian red · ΔE 16.3 Salmon · ΔE 17.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.5 Light pink · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83E4DF

Analogous#E483B9, #E4AE83

Triadic#88E483, #8388E4

Split complementary#83E4AE, #83B9E4

Tetradic#B9E483, #83E4DF, #AE83E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6D7D8

Lighter +10%#EDADB0

Darker −10%#DB5960

Darker −20%#D22F38

Darker −30%#A9252C

Darker −40%#7F1C21

More saturated +25%#F77077

Less saturated −25%#D19699

Channel breakdown

R228

G131

B136

Red228 (89.4%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue356.91°

Saturation (HSL)64.24%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 83 · B 88

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