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Recognised as Colour

#E6A79E

  • #E6A79E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E6A79E is a red with RGB values 230, 167, 158 and HSL 7°, 59%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E6A79E#E6A79E
HEX#E6A79E
RGBrgb(230, 167, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6549, 0.6196
RGB percentages90.2%, 65.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(7.5, 59%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 31.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 31.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,116,190
CSS custom property--colour: #E6A79E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#195861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AF9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3BB9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F49FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.7Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7Pink · ΔE 14.3Dark salmon · ΔE 15.8Tan · ΔE 20Peach puff · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDDE6
Analogous#E69EB9, #E6CB9E
Triadic#9EE6A7, #A79EE6
Split complementary#9EE6CB, #9EB9E6
Tetradic#B9E69E, #9EDDE6, #CB9EE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF1EF
Lighter +10%#F0CCC7
Darker −10%#DC8275
Darker −20%#D15D4D
Darker −30%#BB4130
Darker −40%#923326
More saturated +25%#F59C8F
Less saturated −25%#D7B2AD

Channel breakdown

R230
G167
B158
Red230 (90.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue7.5°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G A7 · B 9E

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