Colour

#E5797B

#E5797B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E5797B is a red with RGB values 229, 121, 123 and HSL 359°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E5797B

RGBrgb(229, 121, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4745, 0.4824

RGB percentages89.8%, 47.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(358.9, 67.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 47.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 47.2%, 46.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,038,843

CSS custom property--colour: #E5797B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#1A8684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA179no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F76B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.5 Indian red · ΔE 11 Salmon · ΔE 12.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.2 Light salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79E5E3

Analogous#E579B1, #E5AD79

Triadic#7BE579, #797BE5

Split complementary#79E5AD, #79B1E5

Tetradic#B1E579, #79E5E3, #AD79E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9F9

Lighter +20%#F6CECF

Lighter +10%#EDA4A5

Darker −10%#DD4E51

Darker −20%#D0282B

Darker −30%#A52022

Darker −40%#7A181A

More saturated +25%#F96568

Less saturated −25%#D18D8E

Channel breakdown

R229

G121

B123

Red229 (89.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue358.89°

Saturation (HSL)67.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 79 · B 7B

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