Recognised as Colour
#E86955
- #E86955
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#E86955 is a red with RGB values 232, 105, 85 and HSL 8°, 76%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#E86955#E86955
HEX#E86955
RGBrgb(232, 105, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4118, 0.3333
RGB percentages91%, 41.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(8.2, 76.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 63.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 54.7%, 63.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,231,317
CSS custom property--colour: #E86955;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#1796AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55D4E8
Analogous#E8558B, #E8B355
Triadic#55E869, #6955E8
Split complementary#55E8B2, #558BE8
Tetradic#8AE855, #55D4E8, #B255E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G105
B85
Red232 (91%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue8.16°
Saturation (HSL)76.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 69 · B 55
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