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Recognised as Colour

#E87170

  • #E87170
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E87170 is a red with RGB values 232, 113, 112 and HSL 0°, 72%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E87170#E87170
HEX#E87170
RGBrgb(232, 113, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4431, 0.4392
RGB percentages91%, 44.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(0.5, 72.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.5, 51.7%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 51.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,233,392
CSS custom property--colour: #E87170;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#178E8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8C866Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FC5F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#70E7E8
Analogous#E870AB, #E8AD70
Triadic#70E871, #7170E8
Split complementary#70E8AD, #70ABE8
Tetradic#ABE870, #70E7E8, #AD70E8

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF4F4
Lighter +20%#F6C8C8
Lighter +10%#EF9D9C
Darker −10%#E14544
Darker −20%#D02322
Darker −30%#A51C1A
Darker −40%#791413
More saturated +25%#FD5D5B
Less saturated −25%#D38585

Channel breakdown

R232
G113
B112
Red232 (91%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue0.5°
Saturation (HSL)72.29%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 71 · B 70

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