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Recognised as Colour

#E9928E

  • #E9928E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#E9928E is a red with RGB values 233, 146, 142 and HSL 3°, 67%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#E9928E#E9928E
HEX#E9928E
RGBrgb(233, 146, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.5725, 0.5569
RGB percentages91.4%, 57.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(2.6, 67.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 39.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 39.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,307,406
CSS custom property--colour: #E9928E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#166D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49F8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B08Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.5Dark salmon · ΔE 12.4Light pink · ΔE 16.6Salmon · ΔE 18.5Rosy brown · ΔE 18.9Light salmon · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE5E9
Analogous#E98EB8, #E9C08E
Triadic#8EE992, #928EE9
Split complementary#8EE9C0, #8EB7E9
Tetradic#B8E98E, #8EE5E9, #C08EE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4E3
Lighter +10%#F1BBB9
Darker −10%#E16963
Darker −20%#D84039
Darker −30%#BA2B24
Darker −40%#8F211C
More saturated +25%#FA837D
Less saturated −25%#D8A19F

Channel breakdown

R233
G146
B142
Red233 (91.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue2.64°
Saturation (HSL)67.41%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 92 · B 8E

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