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Recognised as Colour

#E77A57

  • #E77A57
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E77A57 is a red with RGB values 231, 122, 87 and HSL 15°, 75%, 62%. 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

#E77A57#E77A57
HEX#E77A57
RGBrgb(231, 122, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4784, 0.3412
RGB percentages90.6%, 47.8%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(14.6, 75%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 62.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.2%, 62.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,170,135
CSS custom property--colour: #E77A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#1885A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968A54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A255no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FC6672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.5Coral · ΔE 12.2Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Dark salmon · ΔE 16.5Light coral · ΔE 19Indian red · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57C4E7
Analogous#E7577C, #E7C257
Triadic#57E77A, #7A57E7
Split complementary#57E7C2, #577CE7
Tetradic#7CE757, #57C4E7, #C257E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE4DD
Lighter +20%#F4C1B0
Lighter +10%#ED9D84
Darker −10%#E1572A
Darker −20%#BD421B
Darker −30%#903315
Darker −40%#64230E
More saturated +25%#FF6E3F
Less saturated −25%#CF866F

Channel breakdown

R231
G122
B87
Red231 (90.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue14.58°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 7A · B 57

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