Colour

#E79395

#E79395
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E79395 is a red with RGB values 231, 147, 149 and HSL 359°, 64%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#E79395

RGBrgb(231, 147, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5765, 0.5843

RGB percentages90.6%, 57.6%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(358.6, 63.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 36.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 36.4%, 35.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,176,597

CSS custom property--colour: #E79395;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#186C6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B094no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F78A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.5 Light pink · ΔE 14.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 17 Pink · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93E7E5

Analogous#E793BF, #E7BB93

Triadic#95E793, #9395E7

Split complementary#93E7BB, #93BFE7

Tetradic#BFE793, #93E7E5, #BB93E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAE6E7

Lighter +10%#F0BDBE

Darker −10%#DE696C

Darker −20%#D44043

Darker −30%#B8292C

Darker −40%#8E2022

More saturated +25%#F88385

Less saturated −25%#D7A3A5

Channel breakdown

R231

G147

B149

Red231 (90.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue358.57°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 93 · B 95

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