Recognised as Colour

#E96262

#E96262
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E96262 is a red with RGB values 233, 98, 98 and HSL 0°, 75%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E96262#E96262

HEX#E96262

RGBrgb(233, 98, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3843, 0.3843

RGB percentages91.4%, 38.4%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(0, 75.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 57.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 57.9%, 57.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,295,074

CSS custom property--colour: #E96262;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#169D9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837C61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5985Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FE4A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.4 Salmon · ΔE 11.2 Light coral · ΔE 13.9 Tomato · ΔE 20.7 Brown · ΔE 21.9 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62E9E9

Analogous#E962A6, #E9A662

Triadic#62E962, #6262E9

Split complementary#62E9A6, #62A6E9

Tetradic#A6E962, #62E9E9, #A662E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE8E8

Lighter +20%#F6BBBB

Lighter +10%#EF8F8F

Darker −10%#E33535

Darker −20%#C91C1C

Darker −30%#9C1616

Darker −40%#6F1010

More saturated +25%#FF4C4C

Less saturated −25%#D37878

Channel breakdown

R233

G98

B98

Red233 (91.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)75.42%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 62 · B 62

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