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Colour

#E49991

  • #E49991
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E49991 is a red with RGB values 228, 153, 145 and HSL 6°, 61%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E49991#E49991
HEX#E49991
RGBrgb(228, 153, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6, 0.5686
RGB percentages89.4%, 60%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(5.8, 60.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 36.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 36.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,981,521
CSS custom property--colour: #E49991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1B666E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB290no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F39097no 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 text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.1Light pink · ΔE 15.1Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Light coral · ΔE 16.7Pink · ΔE 18.3Light salmon · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91DCE4
Analogous#E491B3, #E4C391
Triadic#91E499, #9991E4
Split complementary#91E4C3, #91B3E4
Tetradic#B3E491, #91DCE4, #C391E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E5E3
Lighter +10%#EEBFBA
Darker −10%#DA7368
Darker −20%#D04D3F
Darker −30%#B1382B
Darker −40%#882B21
More saturated +25%#F58B80
Less saturated −25%#D3A7A2

Channel breakdown

R228
G153
B145
Red228 (89.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue5.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.58%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 99 · B 91

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