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Colour

#E79B95

  • #E79B95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E79B95 is a red with RGB values 231, 155, 149 and HSL 4°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E79B95#E79B95
HEX#E79B95
RGBrgb(231, 155, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6078, 0.5843
RGB percentages90.6%, 60.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(4.4, 63.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 35.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 35.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,178,645
CSS custom property--colour: #E79B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#18646A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F6929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13Light pink · ΔE 13.8Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Light coral · ΔE 16.7Pink · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95E1E7
Analogous#E795B8, #E7C495
Triadic#95E79B, #9B95E7
Split complementary#95E7C4, #95B8E7
Tetradic#B8E795, #95E1E7, #C495E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE9E8
Lighter +10%#F0C2BF
Darker −10%#DE746B
Darker −20%#D44D42
Darker −30%#B9342A
Darker −40%#902920
More saturated +25%#F78D85
Less saturated −25%#D7A9A5

Channel breakdown

R231
G155
B149
Red231 (90.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue4.39°
Saturation (HSL)63.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9B · B 95

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