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Recognised as Colour

#E78271

  • #E78271
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#E78271 is a red with RGB values 231, 130, 113 and HSL 9°, 71%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E78271#E78271
HEX#E78271
RGBrgb(231, 130, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5098, 0.4431
RGB percentages90.6%, 51%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(8.6, 71.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 51.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 51.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,172,209
CSS custom property--colour: #E78271;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#187D8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A916Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A66Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FA727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8.9Light coral · ΔE 8.9Dark salmon · ΔE 10.2Light salmon · ΔE 13.9Indian red · ΔE 14.6Coral · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71D6E7
Analogous#E7719B, #E7BD71
Triadic#71E782, #8271E7
Split complementary#71E7BD, #719BE7
Tetradic#9BE771, #71D6E7, #BD71E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF5F4
Lighter +20%#F6CFC8
Lighter +10%#EEA89D
Darker −10%#E05C45
Darker −20%#CF3C23
Darker −30%#A32F1C
Darker −40%#782314
More saturated +25%#FC735C
Less saturated −25%#D29186

Channel breakdown

R231
G130
B113
Red231 (90.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue8.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.08%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 82 · B 71

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