Recognised as Colour

#E77968

#E77968
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E77968 is a red with RGB values 231, 121, 104 and HSL 8°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E77968#E77968

HEX#E77968

RGBrgb(231, 121, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4745, 0.4078

RGB percentages90.6%, 47.5%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(8, 72.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8, 55%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 47.6%, 55%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,169,896

CSS custom property--colour: #E77968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#188697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948A66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA266no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FB6775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 6 Light coral · ΔE 9.8 Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.5 Light salmon · ΔE 16.1 Coral · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68D6E7

Analogous#E76897, #E7B868

Triadic#68E779, #7968E7

Split complementary#68E7B8, #6897E7

Tetradic#97E768, #68D6E7, #B868E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCEEEC

Lighter +20%#F5C7C0

Lighter +10%#EEA094

Darker −10%#E0523C

Darker −20%#C93720

Darker −30%#9D2B19

Darker −40%#711F12

More saturated +25%#FD6952

Less saturated −25%#D1897E

Channel breakdown

R231

G121

B104

Red231 (90.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue8.03°

Saturation (HSL)72.57%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 79 · B 68

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