Recognised as Colour

#E5686E

#E5686E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E5686E is a red with RGB values 229, 104, 110 and HSL 357°, 71%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#E5686E

RGBrgb(229, 104, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4078, 0.4314

RGB percentages89.8%, 40.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(357.1, 70.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 54.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.6%, 52%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,034,478

CSS custom property--colour: #E5686E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#1A9791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857F6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4996Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F9556Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.7 Light coral · ΔE 9.1 Salmon · ΔE 12 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6 Brown · ΔE 24.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#68E5DF

Analogous#E568AD, #E5A168

Triadic#6EE568, #686EE5

Split complementary#68E5A1, #68ADE5

Tetradic#ACE568, #68E5DF, #A168E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEBEB

Lighter +20%#F4BFC2

Lighter +10%#EC9498

Darker −10%#DE3C44

Darker −20%#C5222A

Darker −30%#9A1A21

Darker −40%#6E1317

More saturated +25%#FB525A

Less saturated −25%#CF7E82

Channel breakdown

R229

G104

B110

Red229 (89.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue357.12°

Saturation (HSL)70.62%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 68 · B 6E

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