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Recognised as Colour

#E49D93

  • #E49D93
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E49D93 is a red with RGB values 228, 157, 147 and HSL 7°, 60%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E49D93#E49D93
HEX#E49D93
RGBrgb(228, 157, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6157, 0.5765
RGB percentages89.4%, 61.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(7.4, 60%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 35.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.1%, 35.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,982,547
CSS custom property--colour: #E49D93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1B626C

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ACA692no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F3949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#93DAE4
Analogous#E493B2, #E4C593
Triadic#93E49D, #9D93E4
Split complementary#93E4C5, #93B2E4
Tetradic#B2E493, #93DAE4, #C593E4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E7E5
Lighter +10%#EEC2BC
Darker −10%#DA786A
Darker −20%#D05341
Darker −30%#B23D2C
Darker −40%#892F22
More saturated +25%#F59082
Less saturated −25%#D3AAA4

Channel breakdown

R228
G157
B147
Red228 (89.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue7.41°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 9D · B 93

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