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Colour

#E79372

  • #E79372
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E79372 is a orange with RGB values 231, 147, 114 and HSL 17°, 71%, 68%. 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

#E79372#E79372
HEX#E79372
RGBrgb(231, 147, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5765, 0.4471
RGB percentages90.6%, 57.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(16.9, 70.9%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 50.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 50.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,176,562
CSS custom property--colour: #E79372;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 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#186C8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99D6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAF71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 3.1Light salmon · ΔE 7.8Salmon · ΔE 17.1Sandy brown · ΔE 17.7Light coral · ΔE 18.5Peru · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.11, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C6E7
Analogous#E7728C, #E7CD72
Triadic#72E793, #9372E7
Split complementary#72E7CE, #728CE7
Tetradic#8CE772, #72C6E7, #CE72E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7F5
Lighter +20%#F6D6C9
Lighter +10%#EEB49E
Darker −10%#E07246
Darker −20%#D05423
Darker −30%#A4421C
Darker −40%#783115
More saturated +25%#FC8A5D
Less saturated −25%#D29C87

Channel breakdown

R231
G147
B114
Red231 (90.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue16.92°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 93 · B 72

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