Colour

#E87C8D

#E87C8D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#E87C8D is a red with RGB values 232, 124, 141 and HSL 351°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E87C8D#E87C8D

HEX#E87C8D

RGBrgb(232, 124, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4863, 0.5529

RGB percentages91%, 48.6%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(350.6, 70.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 46.6%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 46.6%, 39.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,236,237

CSS custom property--colour: #E87C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#178372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90908Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA58Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F97182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 9.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 10.5 Indian red · ΔE 16.7 Salmon · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 23 Dark salmon · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CE8D7

Analogous#E87CC3, #E8A17C

Triadic#8DE87C, #7C8DE8

Split complementary#7CE8A1, #7CC3E8

Tetradic#C3E87C, #7CE8D7, #A17CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFE

Lighter +20%#F7D3D9

Lighter +10%#F0A7B3

Darker −10%#E05167

Darker −20%#D82642

Darker −30%#AD1E35

Darker −40%#811727

More saturated +25%#FB6980

Less saturated −25%#D58F9A

Channel breakdown

R232

G124

B141

Red232 (91%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue350.56°

Saturation (HSL)70.13%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 7C · B 8D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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