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Recognised as Colour

#E9757B

  • #E9757B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E9757B is a red with RGB values 233, 117, 123 and HSL 357°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E9757B#E9757B
HEX#E9757B
RGBrgb(233, 117, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4588, 0.4824
RGB percentages91.4%, 45.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(356.9, 72.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 49.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 49.8%, 47.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,299,963
CSS custom property--colour: #E9757B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#168A84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8A7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA179no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FC6578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.5Indian red · ΔE 10.5Salmon · ΔE 12.1Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5Dark salmon · ΔE 21Light salmon · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.47, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75E9E3
Analogous#E975B5, #E9A975
Triadic#7BE975, #757BE9
Split complementary#75E9A9, #75B5E9
Tetradic#B5E975, #75E9E3, #A975E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF9F9
Lighter +20%#F7CDCF
Lighter +10%#F0A1A5
Darker −10%#E24951
Darker −20%#D6222B
Darker −30%#AA1B22
Darker −40%#7E141A
More saturated +25%#FD6169
Less saturated −25%#D5898D

Channel breakdown

R233
G117
B123
Red233 (91.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue356.9°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 75 · B 7B

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