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Recognised as Colour

#E77461

  • #E77461
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E77461 is a red with RGB values 231, 116, 97 and HSL 9°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E77461#E77461
HEX#E77461
RGBrgb(231, 116, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4549, 0.3804
RGB percentages90.6%, 45.5%, 38%
HSLhsl(8.5, 73.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.5, 58%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.8%, 58%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,168,609
CSS custom property--colour: #E77461;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#188B9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#91875Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB6070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#61D4E7
Analogous#E76191, #E7B761
Triadic#61E774, #7461E7
Split complementary#61E7B7, #6191E7
Tetradic#91E761, #61D4E7, #B761E7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBE9E6
Lighter +20%#F4C2BA
Lighter +10%#EE9B8D
Darker −10%#E04D35
Darker −20%#C4351E
Darker −30%#982917
Darker −40%#6C1D10
More saturated +25%#FE644A
Less saturated −25%#D08478

Channel breakdown

R231
G116
B97
Red231 (90.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue8.51°
Saturation (HSL)73.63%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 74 · B 61

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