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Recognised as Colour

#E57C81

  • #E57C81
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E57C81 is a red with RGB values 229, 124, 129 and HSL 357°, 67%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E57C81#E57C81
HEX#E57C81
RGBrgb(229, 124, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4863, 0.5059
RGB percentages89.8%, 48.6%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(357.1, 66.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 45.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.9%, 43.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,039,617
CSS custom property--colour: #E57C81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#1A837E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA37Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F76F7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.9Indian red · ΔE 12.9Salmon · ΔE 14.5Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6Light salmon · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE5E0
Analogous#E57CB6, #E5AC7C
Triadic#81E57C, #7C81E5
Split complementary#7CE5AC, #7CB6E5
Tetradic#B5E57C, #7CE5E0, #AB7CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFC
Lighter +20%#F6D1D3
Lighter +10%#EDA7AA
Darker −10%#DD5158
Darker −20%#D12A32
Darker −30%#A72127
Darker −40%#7C191D
More saturated +25%#F9686F
Less saturated −25%#D19093

Channel breakdown

R229
G124
B129
Red229 (89.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue357.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.88%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 7C · B 81

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