Recognised as Colour

#E8786B

#E8786B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E8786B is a red with RGB values 232, 120, 107 and HSL 6°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E8786B#E8786B

HEX#E8786B

RGBrgb(232, 120, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4706, 0.4196

RGB percentages91%, 47.1%, 42%

HSLhsl(6.2, 73.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.2, 53.9%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 48.3%, 53.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,235,179

CSS custom property--colour: #E8786B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#178794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938A69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FC6675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 5.7 Light coral · ΔE 8.1 Indian red · ΔE 11.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.5 Light salmon · ΔE 17.4 Coral · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6BDBE8

Analogous#E86B9C, #E8B76B

Triadic#6BE878, #786BE8

Split complementary#6BE8B7, #6B9CE8

Tetradic#9CE86B, #6BDBE8, #B76BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF1EF

Lighter +20%#F6C9C3

Lighter +10%#EFA097

Darker −10%#E1503F

Darker −20%#CD3220

Darker −30%#A12719

Darker −40%#751C12

More saturated +25%#FD6756

Less saturated −25%#D38980

Channel breakdown

R232

G120

B107

Red232 (91%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue6.24°

Saturation (HSL)73.1%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 78 · B 6B

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