Colour

#E49690

#E49690
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E49690 is a red with RGB values 228, 150, 144 and HSL 4°, 61%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E49690

RGBrgb(228, 150, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5882, 0.5647

RGB percentages89.4%, 58.8%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(4.3, 60.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 36.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 34.2%, 36.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,980,752

CSS custom property--colour: #E49690;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#1B696F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A18Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9B08Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#F48C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.4 Light coral · ΔE 15.3 Light pink · ΔE 15.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7 Pink · ΔE 18.9 Light salmon · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90DEE4

Analogous#E490B4, #E4C090

Triadic#90E496, #9690E4

Split complementary#90E4C0, #90B4E4

Tetradic#B4E490, #90DEE4, #C090E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E4E2

Lighter +10%#EEBDB9

Darker −10%#DA6F67

Darker −20%#D0483E

Darker −30%#B0342B

Darker −40%#872821

More saturated +25%#F5877F

Less saturated −25%#D3A5A1

Channel breakdown

R228

G150

B144

Red228 (89.4%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue4.29°

Saturation (HSL)60.87%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 96 · B 90

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