Recognised as Colour

#E9605A

#E9605A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E9605A is a red with RGB values 233, 96, 90 and HSL 3°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E9605A

RGBrgb(233, 96, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3765, 0.3529

RGB percentages91.4%, 37.6%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(2.5, 76.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 61.4%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 58.8%, 61.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,294,554

CSS custom property--colour: #E9605A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#169FA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59857no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4560no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.6 Indian red · ΔE 12.7 Light coral · ΔE 16.7 Tomato · ΔE 17 Coral · ΔE 20.4 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AE3E9

Analogous#E95A9C, #E9A75A

Triadic#5AE960, #605AE9

Split complementary#5AE9A7, #5A9CE9

Tetradic#9CE95A, #5AE3E9, #A75AE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE2E1

Lighter +20%#F5B7B4

Lighter +10%#EF8B87

Darker −10%#E3352D

Darker −20%#C3211A

Darker −30%#961914

Darker −40%#69120E

More saturated +25%#FF4C44

Less saturated −25%#D27571

Channel breakdown

R233

G96

B90

Red233 (91.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue2.52°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 60 · B 5A

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