Colour

#E5694A

#E5694A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#E5694A is a red with RGB values 229, 105, 74 and HSL 12°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E5694A

RGBrgb(229, 105, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4118, 0.2902

RGB percentages89.8%, 41.2%, 29%

HSLhsl(12, 74.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 67.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 67.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,034,698

CSS custom property--colour: #E5694A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#1A96B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7E47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FB5062no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 10.8 Tomato · ΔE 13.6 Salmon · ΔE 13.9 Chocolate · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 19.2 Light salmon · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AC6E5

Analogous#E54A78, #E5B74A

Triadic#4AE569, #694AE5

Split complementary#4AE5B7, #4A78E5

Tetradic#79E54A, #4AC6E5, #B74AE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFC

Lighter +30%#F8D8D0

Lighter +20%#F2B3A3

Lighter +10%#EB8E77

Darker −10%#DC4520

Darker −20%#B03719

Darker −30%#832913

Darker −40%#571B0C

More saturated +25%#FF5930

Less saturated −25%#CB7964

Channel breakdown

R229

G105

B74

Red229 (89.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)74.88%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 69 · B 4A

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