Colour

#E6596D

#E6596D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E6596D is a red with RGB values 230, 89, 109 and HSL 351°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E6596D#E6596D

HEX#E6596D

RGBrgb(230, 89, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.349, 0.4275

RGB percentages90.2%, 34.9%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(351.5, 73.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 61.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 61.3%, 52.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,096,173

CSS custom property--colour: #E6596D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#19A692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A776Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E946Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FA4161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.6 Light coral · ΔE 16.2 Salmon · ΔE 18.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Crimson · ΔE 23.8 Brown · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59E6D2

Analogous#E659B3, #E68C59

Triadic#6DE659, #596DE6

Split complementary#59E68C, #59B3E6

Tetradic#B3E659, #59E6D2, #8C59E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADEE2

Lighter +20%#F3B2BB

Lighter +10%#ED8594

Darker −10%#DF2D46

Darker −20%#BD1C33

Darker −30%#901627

Darker −40%#640F1B

More saturated +25%#FE415C

Less saturated −25%#CE717E

Channel breakdown

R230

G89

B109

Red230 (90.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue351.49°

Saturation (HSL)73.82%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G 59 · B 6D

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