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Recognised as Colour

#E48E85

  • #E48E85
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E48E85 is a red with RGB values 228, 142, 133 and HSL 6°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E48E85#E48E85
HEX#E48E85
RGBrgb(228, 142, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5569, 0.5216
RGB percentages89.4%, 55.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(5.7, 63.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 41.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.7%, 41.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,978,693
CSS custom property--colour: #E48E85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#1B717A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19A84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AC84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#F5838Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10Light coral · ΔE 11.3Salmon · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3Light pink · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85DBE4
Analogous#E485AC, #E4BD85
Triadic#85E48E, #8E85E4
Split complementary#85E4BE, #85ABE4
Tetradic#ACE485, #85DBE4, #BE85E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6DBD9
Lighter +10%#EDB5AF
Darker −10%#DB675B
Darker −20%#D24131
Darker −30%#AA3226
Darker −40%#81261C
More saturated +25%#F77F72
Less saturated −25%#D19D98

Channel breakdown

R228
G142
B133
Red228 (89.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue5.68°
Saturation (HSL)63.76%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 8E · B 85

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