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Recognised as Colour

#E49E94

  • #E49E94
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E49E94 is a red with RGB values 228, 158, 148 and HSL 7°, 60%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E49E94#E49E94
HEX#E49E94
RGBrgb(228, 158, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6196, 0.5804
RGB percentages89.4%, 62%, 58%
HSLhsl(7.5, 59.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 35.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 35.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,982,804
CSS custom property--colour: #E49E94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1B616B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA793no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F3959Bno 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 text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4Light pink · ΔE 14.6Pink · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 19.2Light salmon · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94DAE4
Analogous#E494B2, #E4C694
Triadic#94E49E, #9E94E4
Split complementary#94E4C6, #94B2E4
Tetradic#B2E494, #94DAE4, #C694E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E8E5
Lighter +10%#EEC3BD
Darker −10%#DA796B
Darker −20%#CF5443
Darker −30%#B23E2D
Darker −40%#892F23
More saturated +25%#F59183
Less saturated −25%#D3ABA5

Channel breakdown

R228
G158
B148
Red228 (89.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue7.5°
Saturation (HSL)59.7%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 9E · B 94

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