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Recognised as Colour

#E58C91

  • #E58C91
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E58C91 is a red with RGB values 229, 140, 145 and HSL 357°, 63%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E58C91#E58C91
HEX#E58C91
RGBrgb(229, 140, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.549, 0.5686
RGB percentages89.8%, 54.9%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(356.6, 63.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 38.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 36.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,043,729
CSS custom property--colour: #E58C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#1A736E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9A91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3AB8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F5828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.5Light pink · ΔE 16.4Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2Pale violetred · ΔE 17.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6Salmon · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE5E0
Analogous#E58CBE, #E5B48C
Triadic#91E58C, #8C91E5
Split complementary#8CE5B4, #8CBEE5
Tetradic#BDE58C, #8CE5E0, #B38CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DFE1
Lighter +10%#EEB6B9
Darker −10%#DC6269
Darker −20%#D23941
Darker −30%#B0282F
Darker −40%#871E24
More saturated +25%#F77A81
Less saturated −25%#D39EA1

Channel breakdown

R229
G140
B145
Red229 (89.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue356.63°
Saturation (HSL)63.12%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 8C · B 91

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