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
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
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
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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