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Recognised as Colour

#E9777A

  • #E9777A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E9777A is a red with RGB values 233, 119, 122 and HSL 358°, 72%, 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

#E9777A#E9777A
HEX#E9777A
RGBrgb(233, 119, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4667, 0.4784
RGB percentages91.4%, 46.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(358.4, 72.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 48.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 47.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,300,474
CSS custom property--colour: #E9777A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#168885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908B79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FC6779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.3Indian red · ΔE 10.4Salmon · ΔE 11Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.5Light salmon · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.28, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E9E6
Analogous#E977B3, #E9AD77
Triadic#7AE977, #777AE9
Split complementary#77E9AD, #77B3E9
Tetradic#B3E977, #77E9E6, #AD77E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFB
Lighter +20%#F7CFD0
Lighter +10%#F0A3A5
Darker −10%#E24B4F
Darker −20%#D72328
Darker −30%#AB1C1F
Darker −40%#7F1517
More saturated +25%#FD6367
Less saturated −25%#D58B8D

Channel breakdown

R233
G119
B122
Red233 (91.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue358.42°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 77 · B 7A

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