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Recognised as Colour

#E48491

  • #E48491
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E48491 is a red with RGB values 228, 132, 145 and HSL 352°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E48491#E48491
HEX#E48491
RGBrgb(228, 132, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5176, 0.5686
RGB percentages89.4%, 51.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(351.9, 64%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 42.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 42.1%, 36.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,976,145
CSS custom property--colour: #E48491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1B7B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969591no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA78Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F47A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.3Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Light pink · ΔE 18.9Indian red · ΔE 19.1Salmon · ΔE 21.1Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E4D7
Analogous#E484C1, #E4A784
Triadic#91E484, #8491E4
Split complementary#84E4A7, #84C1E4
Tetradic#C1E484, #84E4D7, #A784E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D8DC
Lighter +10%#EDAEB6
Darker −10%#DB5A6C
Darker −20%#D23046
Darker −30%#AA2537
Darker −40%#801C2A
More saturated +25%#F77183
Less saturated −25%#D1979F

Channel breakdown

R228
G132
B145
Red228 (89.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue351.88°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 84 · B 91

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