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Recognised as Colour

#E97587

  • #E97587
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E97587 is a red with RGB values 233, 117, 135 and HSL 351°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E97587#E97587
HEX#E97587
RGBrgb(233, 117, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4588, 0.5294
RGB percentages91.4%, 45.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(350.7, 72.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 49.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 49.8%, 42.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,299,975
CSS custom property--colour: #E97587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#168A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8C8B87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A285no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FB687Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#75E9D7
Analogous#E975C1, #E99D75
Triadic#87E975, #7587E9
Split complementary#75E99D, #75C1E9
Tetradic#C1E975, #75E9D7, #9D75E9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF9FA
Lighter +20%#F7CDD4
Lighter +10%#F0A1AD
Darker −10%#E24961
Darker −20%#D6223E
Darker −30%#AA1B31
Darker −40%#7E1425
More saturated +25%#FD6179
Less saturated −25%#D58995

Channel breakdown

R233
G117
B135
Red233 (91.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue350.69°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 75 · B 87

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