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Recognised as Colour

#E4A395

  • #E4A395
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E4A395 is a red with RGB values 228, 163, 149 and HSL 11°, 59%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E4A395#E4A395
HEX#E4A395
RGBrgb(228, 163, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6392, 0.5843
RGB percentages89.4%, 63.9%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(10.6, 59.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 34.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 28.5%, 34.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,984,085
CSS custom property--colour: #E4A395;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1B5C6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AB94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F39A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Light pink · ΔE 15.5Pink · ΔE 17.4Tan · ΔE 19Light salmon · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95D6E4
Analogous#E495AF, #E4CB95
Triadic#95E4A3, #A395E4
Split complementary#95E4CB, #95AFE4
Tetradic#AFE495, #95D6E4, #CB95E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9EAE6
Lighter +10%#EEC6BE
Darker −10%#DA806C
Darker −20%#CF5C44
Darker −30%#B3452D
Darker −40%#8A3523
More saturated +25%#F59884
Less saturated −25%#D3AEA6

Channel breakdown

R228
G163
B149
Red228 (89.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue10.63°
Saturation (HSL)59.4%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G A3 · B 95

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