Recognised as Colour

#E5997D

#E5997D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E5997D is a orange with RGB values 229, 153, 125 and HSL 16°, 67%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E5997D

RGBrgb(229, 153, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6, 0.4902

RGB percentages89.8%, 60%, 49%

HSLhsl(16.2, 66.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 45.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 33.2%, 45.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,047,037

CSS custom property--colour: #E5997D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40921WCAG 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 9.18:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#1A6682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACA27Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB27Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F68D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.2 Light salmon · ΔE 11.2 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Burlywood · ΔE 19.9 Salmon · ΔE 20.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.19, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DC9E5

Analogous#E57D95, #E5CD7D

Triadic#7DE599, #997DE5

Split complementary#7DE5CD, #7D95E5

Tetradic#95E57D, #7DC9E5, #CD7DE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFC

Lighter +20%#F6DCD2

Lighter +10%#EEBAA7

Darker −10%#DD7852

Darker −20%#D2572A

Darker −30%#A74621

Darker −40%#7D3419

More saturated +25%#F99069

Less saturated −25%#D2A291

Channel breakdown

R229

G153

B125

Red229 (89.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue16.15°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 99 · B 7D

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