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Colour

#E79D97

  • #E79D97
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#E79D97 is a red with RGB values 231, 157, 151 and HSL 5°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#E79D97#E79D97
HEX#E79D97
RGBrgb(231, 157, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6157, 0.5922
RGB percentages90.6%, 61.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(4.5, 62.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 34.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 34.6%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,179,159
CSS custom property--colour: #E79D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#186268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F6949Cno 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 text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.2Dark salmon · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 15Pink · ΔE 16.4Light coral · ΔE 17.7Light salmon · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97E1E7
Analogous#E797B9, #E7C597
Triadic#97E79D, #9D97E7
Split complementary#97E7C5, #97B9E7
Tetradic#B9E797, #97E1E7, #C597E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEBEA
Lighter +10%#F1C4C0
Darker −10%#DD766E
Darker −20%#D44F44
Darker −30%#BA362B
Darker −40%#912A21
More saturated +25%#F78F87
Less saturated −25%#D7ABA7

Channel breakdown

R231
G157
B151
Red231 (90.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue4.5°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9D · B 97

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