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Recognised as Colour

#E8A094

  • #E8A094
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E8A094 is a red with RGB values 232, 160, 148 and HSL 9°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E8A094#E8A094
HEX#E8A094
RGBrgb(232, 160, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6275, 0.5804
RGB percentages91%, 62.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(8.6, 64.6%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 36.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 36.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,245,460
CSS custom property--colour: #E8A094;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#175F6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A993no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B893no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F7979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.3Light pink · ΔE 15Rosy brown · ΔE 16Pink · ΔE 17.7Light salmon · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94DCE8
Analogous#E894B2, #E8CA94
Triadic#94E8A0, #A094E8
Split complementary#94E8CA, #94B2E8
Tetradic#B2E894, #94DCE8, #CA94E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEBE8
Lighter +10%#F1C5BE
Darker −10%#DF7B6A
Darker −20%#D65540
Darker −30%#BB3D28
Darker −40%#912F1F
More saturated +25%#F89484
Less saturated −25%#D8ACA4

Channel breakdown

R232
G160
B148
Red232 (91%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)64.62%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G A0 · B 94

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