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Recognised as Colour

#E79371

  • #E79371
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E79371 is a orange with RGB values 231, 147, 113 and HSL 17°, 71%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E79371#E79371
HEX#E79371
RGBrgb(231, 147, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5765, 0.4431
RGB percentages90.6%, 57.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(17.3, 71.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 51.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 51.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,176,561
CSS custom property--colour: #E79371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#186C8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAF70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.6Light salmon · ΔE 7.6Sandy brown · ΔE 17.2Salmon · ΔE 17.3Light coral · ΔE 18.9Peru · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.61, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71C5E7
Analogous#E7718A, #E7CE71
Triadic#71E793, #9371E7
Split complementary#71E7CE, #718AE7
Tetradic#8AE771, #71C5E7, #CE71E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7F4
Lighter +20%#F6D5C8
Lighter +10%#EEB49D
Darker −10%#E07245
Darker −20%#CF5523
Darker −30%#A3431C
Darker −40%#783114
More saturated +25%#FC8A5C
Less saturated −25%#D29C86

Channel breakdown

R231
G147
B113
Red231 (90.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue17.29°
Saturation (HSL)71.08%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 93 · B 71

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