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Recognised as Colour

#E59C93

  • #E59C93
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E59C93 is a red with RGB values 229, 156, 147 and HSL 7°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E59C93#E59C93
HEX#E59C93
RGBrgb(229, 156, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6118, 0.5765
RGB percentages89.8%, 61.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(6.6, 61.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.6, 35.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 35.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,047,827
CSS custom property--colour: #E59C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#1A636C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA692no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.2Light pink · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15Pink · ΔE 17.7Light coral · ΔE 17.8Light salmon · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93DCE5
Analogous#E593B3, #E5C593
Triadic#93E59C, #9C93E5
Split complementary#93E5C5, #93B3E5
Tetradic#B3E593, #93DCE5, #C593E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E7E5
Lighter +10%#EFC2BC
Darker −10%#DB766A
Darker −20%#D15141
Darker −30%#B43A2B
Darker −40%#8B2D21
More saturated +25%#F68F82
Less saturated −25%#D4A9A4

Channel breakdown

R229
G156
B147
Red229 (89.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue6.59°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 9C · B 93

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