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Recognised as Colour

#E5705C

  • #E5705C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E5705C is a red with RGB values 229, 112, 92 and HSL 9°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E5705C#E5705C
HEX#E5705C
RGBrgb(229, 112, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4392, 0.3608
RGB percentages89.8%, 43.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(8.8, 72.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 59.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 59.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,036,508
CSS custom property--colour: #E5705C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#1A8FA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D835Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA5B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.4Indian red · ΔE 12.7Light coral · ΔE 14Coral · ΔE 16.5Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6Light salmon · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CD1E5
Analogous#E55C8C, #E5B55C
Triadic#5CE570, #705CE5
Split complementary#5CE5B4, #5C8DE5
Tetradic#8DE55C, #5CD1E5, #B55CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE4E0
Lighter +20%#F3BDB4
Lighter +10%#EC9788
Darker −10%#DE4930
Darker −20%#BD351E
Darker −30%#912917
Darker −40%#651C10
More saturated +25%#FD5F44
Less saturated −25%#CD8174

Channel breakdown

R229
G112
B92
Red229 (89.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue8.76°
Saturation (HSL)72.49%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 70 · B 5C

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