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Colour

#E55B5C

  • #E55B5C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E55B5C is a red with RGB values 229, 91, 92 and HSL 360°, 73%, 63%. 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

#E55B5C#E55B5C
HEX#E55B5C
RGBrgb(229, 91, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3569, 0.3608
RGB percentages89.8%, 35.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(359.6, 72.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.6, 60.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 59.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,031,132
CSS custom property--colour: #E55B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 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#1AA4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E765Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09459no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA405Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 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 11Salmon · ΔE 13.4Light coral · ΔE 16.3Tomato · ΔE 20Brown · ΔE 20.1Firebrick · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BE5E4
Analogous#E55BA1, #E59F5B
Triadic#5CE55B, #5B5CE5
Split complementary#5BE59F, #5BA1E5
Tetradic#A1E55B, #5BE5E4, #9F5BE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADFDF
Lighter +20%#F3B3B4
Lighter +10%#EC8788
Darker −10%#DE2F30
Darker −20%#BC1E1F
Darker −30%#901718
Darker −40%#641010
More saturated +25%#FD4345
Less saturated −25%#CD7373

Channel breakdown

R229
G91
B92
Red229 (89.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue359.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.63%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 5B · B 5C

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