Recognised as Colour

#E96950

#E96950
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#E96950 is a red with RGB values 233, 105, 80 and HSL 10°, 78%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#E96950#E96950

HEX#E96950

RGBrgb(233, 105, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4118, 0.3137

RGB percentages91.4%, 41.2%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(9.8, 77.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 65.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 54.9%, 65.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,296,848

CSS custom property--colour: #E96950;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#1696AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B7F4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9B4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.9 Coral · ΔE 12.3 Tomato · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 20.2 Chocolate · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50D0E9

Analogous#E95083, #E9B650

Triadic#50E969, #6950E9

Split complementary#50E9B5, #5084E9

Tetradic#84E950, #50D0E9, #B550E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADDD8

Lighter +20%#F4B7AB

Lighter +10%#EF907D

Darker −10%#E34223

Darker −20%#BB3218

Darker −30%#8E2612

Darker −40%#611A0C

More saturated +25%#FF5A3A

Less saturated −25%#D07A69

Channel breakdown

R233

G105

B80

Red233 (91.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue9.8°

Saturation (HSL)77.66%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 69 · B 50

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