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Recognised as Colour

#E7987C

  • #E7987C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E7987C is a orange with RGB values 231, 152, 124 and HSL 16°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E7987C#E7987C
HEX#E7987C
RGBrgb(231, 152, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5961, 0.4863
RGB percentages90.6%, 59.6%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(15.7, 69%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 46.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 34.2%, 46.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,177,852
CSS custom property--colour: #E7987C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#186783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA17Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB27Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F98B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 1.8Light salmon · ΔE 10.2Light coral · ΔE 18.3Salmon · ΔE 19Sandy brown · ΔE 20.5Burlywood · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 1.85, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CCBE7
Analogous#E77C95, #E7CE7C
Triadic#7CE798, #987CE7
Split complementary#7CE7CE, #7C95E7
Tetradic#95E77C, #7CCBE7, #CE7CE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFD
Lighter +20%#F7DCD2
Lighter +10%#EFBAA7
Darker −10%#DF7651
Darker −20%#D65527
Darker −30%#AB441F
Darker −40%#803317
More saturated +25%#FA8F69
Less saturated −25%#D4A18F

Channel breakdown

R231
G152
B124
Red231 (90.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue15.7°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 98 · B 7C

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