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Colour

#E99985

  • #E99985
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E99985 is a red with RGB values 233, 153, 133 and HSL 12°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E99985#E99985
HEX#E99985
RGBrgb(233, 153, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6, 0.5216
RGB percentages91.4%, 60%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(12, 69.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 42.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 34.3%, 42.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,309,189
CSS custom property--colour: #E99985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#16667A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB384no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 4.9Light salmon · ΔE 12.9Light coral · ΔE 16.1Salmon · ΔE 18.9Light pink · ΔE 20.6Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85D5E9
Analogous#E985A3, #E9CB85
Triadic#85E999, #9985E9
Split complementary#85E9CB, #85A3E9
Tetradic#A3E985, #85D5E9, #CB85E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E1DB
Lighter +10%#F1BDB0
Darker −10%#E1755A
Darker −20%#D9512F
Darker −30%#B43E21
Darker −40%#892F19
More saturated +25%#FB8E73
Less saturated −25%#D7A497

Channel breakdown

R233
G153
B133
Red233 (91.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)69.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 99 · B 85

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