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Recognised as Colour

#E48984

  • #E48984
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E48984 is a red with RGB values 228, 137, 132 and HSL 3°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E48984#E48984
HEX#E48984
RGBrgb(228, 137, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5373, 0.5176
RGB percentages89.4%, 53.7%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(3.1, 64%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 42.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 42.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,412
CSS custom property--colour: #E48984;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1B767B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9783no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A983no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F57D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.9Dark salmon · ΔE 12.2Salmon · ΔE 16Indian red · ΔE 17.5Light salmon · ΔE 19Light pink · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84DFE4
Analogous#E484AF, #E4B984
Triadic#84E489, #8984E4
Split complementary#84E4B9, #84AFE4
Tetradic#AFE484, #84DFE4, #B984E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D9D8
Lighter +10%#EDB1AE
Darker −10%#DB615A
Darker −20%#D23930
Darker −30%#AA2C25
Darker −40%#80211C
More saturated +25%#F77871
Less saturated −25%#D19A97

Channel breakdown

R228
G137
B132
Red228 (89.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue3.12°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 89 · B 84

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