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Colour

#E8887B

  • #E8887B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E8887B is a red with RGB values 232, 136, 123 and HSL 7°, 70%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E8887B#E8887B
HEX#E8887B
RGBrgb(232, 136, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5333, 0.4824
RGB percentages91%, 53.3%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(7.2, 70.3%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.2, 47%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 47%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,239,291
CSS custom property--colour: #E8887B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#177784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E967Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AA7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FA7A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.3Dark salmon · ΔE 9.1Salmon · ΔE 11.8Light salmon · ΔE 14.7Indian red · ΔE 16.4Light pink · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BDBE8
Analogous#E87BA4, #E8BF7B
Triadic#7BE888, #887BE8
Split complementary#7BE8BE, #7BA4E8
Tetradic#A4E87B, #7BDBE8, #BE7BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFD
Lighter +20%#F7D6D2
Lighter +10%#F0AFA6
Darker −10%#E06150
Darker −20%#D73B26
Darker −30%#AC2F1E
Darker −40%#812316
More saturated +25%#FB7968
Less saturated −25%#D5978E

Channel breakdown

R232
G136
B123
Red232 (91%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue7.16°
Saturation (HSL)70.32%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 88 · B 7B

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