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Recognised as Colour

#E5596D

  • #E5596D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E5596D is a red with RGB values 229, 89, 109 and HSL 351°, 73%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E5596D#E5596D
HEX#E5596D
RGBrgb(229, 89, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.349, 0.4275
RGB percentages89.8%, 34.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(351.4, 72.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 61.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.1%, 52.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,030,637
CSS custom property--colour: #E5596D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#1AA692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A776Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D936Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#F94261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.4Light coral · ΔE 16Salmon · ΔE 18.7Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Crimson · ΔE 24.1Brown · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59E5D1
Analogous#E559B3, #E58B59
Triadic#6DE559, #596DE5
Split complementary#59E58B, #59B3E5
Tetradic#B3E559, #59E5D1, #8B59E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADDE1
Lighter +20%#F3B1BB
Lighter +10%#EC8594
Darker −10%#DE2D46
Darker −20%#BB1D34
Darker −30%#8F1628
Darker −40%#630F1B
More saturated +25%#FD415C
Less saturated −25%#CD717E

Channel breakdown

R229
G89
B109
Red229 (89.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 59 · B 6D

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