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Colour

#E59593

  • #E59593
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E59593 is a red with RGB values 229, 149, 147 and HSL 1°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E59593#E59593
HEX#E59593
RGBrgb(229, 149, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5843, 0.5765
RGB percentages89.8%, 58.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(1.5, 61.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 35.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 35.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,046,035
CSS custom property--colour: #E59593;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#1A6A6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A192no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F48C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 14.4Light coral · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 18.2Light salmon · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93E3E5
Analogous#E593BA, #E5BE93
Triadic#93E595, #9593E5
Split complementary#93E5BE, #93BAE5
Tetradic#BAE593, #93E3E5, #BE93E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E6E5
Lighter +10%#EFBDBC
Darker −10%#DB6D6A
Darker −20%#D14441
Darker −30%#B42F2B
Darker −40%#8B2421
More saturated +25%#F68582
Less saturated −25%#D4A5A4

Channel breakdown

R229
G149
B147
Red229 (89.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue1.46°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 95 · B 93

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