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Recognised as Colour

#E57585

  • #E57585
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E57585 is a red with RGB values 229, 117, 133 and HSL 351°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E57585#E57585
HEX#E57585
RGBrgb(229, 117, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4588, 0.5216
RGB percentages89.8%, 45.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(351.4, 68.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 48.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 41.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,037,829
CSS custom property--colour: #E57585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#1A8A7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8B8A85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A083no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F7687Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#75E5D5
Analogous#E575BD, #E59D75
Triadic#85E575, #7585E5
Split complementary#75E59D, #75BDE5
Tetradic#BDE575, #75E5D5, #9D75E5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF6F7
Lighter +20%#F5CBD1
Lighter +10%#EDA0AB
Darker −10%#DD4A5F
Darker −20%#CD273E
Darker −30%#A21F31
Darker −40%#771724
More saturated +25%#FA6176
Less saturated −25%#D18A94

Channel breakdown

R229
G117
B133
Red229 (89.8%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)68.29%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 75 · B 85

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