Recognised as Colour

#E5697C

#E5697C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E5697C is a red with RGB values 229, 105, 124 and HSL 351°, 70%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E5697C

RGBrgb(229, 105, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4118, 0.4863

RGB percentages89.8%, 41.2%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(350.8, 70.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 54.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 45.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,034,748

CSS custom property--colour: #E5697C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#1A9683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83817Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F85970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.3 Indian red · ΔE 12.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 13.5 Salmon · ΔE 18 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69E5D2

Analogous#E569BA, #E59469

Triadic#7CE569, #697CE5

Split complementary#69E594, #69BAE5

Tetradic#BAE569, #69E5D2, #9469E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCEBEE

Lighter +20%#F4C0C8

Lighter +10%#ED94A2

Darker −10%#DD3E56

Darker −20%#C6223B

Darker −30%#9A1B2E

Darker −40%#6F1321

More saturated +25%#FB536D

Less saturated −25%#CF7F8B

Channel breakdown

R229

G105

B124

Red229 (89.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue350.81°

Saturation (HSL)70.45%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 69 · B 7C

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