Colour

#E6566B

#E6566B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E6566B is a red with RGB values 230, 86, 107 and HSL 351°, 74%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E6566B#E6566B

HEX#E6566B

RGBrgb(230, 86, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3373, 0.4196

RGB percentages90.2%, 33.7%, 42%

HSLhsl(351.3, 74.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 62.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 53.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,095,403

CSS custom property--colour: #E6566B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#19A994

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78756Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9368no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FA3D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.4 Light coral · ΔE 17.4 Salmon · ΔE 19.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56E6D1

Analogous#E656B3, #E68956

Triadic#6BE656, #566BE6

Split complementary#56E689, #56B3E6

Tetradic#B3E656, #56E6D1, #8956E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADBE0

Lighter +20%#F3AFB9

Lighter +10%#ED8292

Darker −10%#DF2A44

Darker −20%#BA1C33

Darker −30%#8E1527

Darker −40%#620E1B

More saturated +25%#FE3E5A

Less saturated −25%#CE6E7C

Channel breakdown

R230

G86

B107

Red230 (90.2%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue351.25°

Saturation (HSL)74.23%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G 56 · B 6B

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