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Colour

#E99B8A

  • #E99B8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E99B8A is a red with RGB values 233, 155, 138 and HSL 11°, 68%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E99B8A#E99B8A
HEX#E99B8A
RGBrgb(233, 155, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6078, 0.5412
RGB percentages91.4%, 60.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(10.7, 68.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 40.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 40.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,309,706
CSS custom property--colour: #E99B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#166475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADA589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA9097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.1Light salmon · ΔE 14.7Light coral · ΔE 16.5Light pink · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Salmon · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD8E9
Analogous#E98AA8, #E9CA8A
Triadic#8AE99B, #9B8AE9
Split complementary#8AE9CA, #8AA9E9
Tetradic#A9E98A, #8AD8E9, #CA8AE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E4E0
Lighter +10%#F1C0B5
Darker −10%#E1765F
Darker −20%#D95234
Darker −30%#B73D23
Darker −40%#8D2F1A
More saturated +25%#FA9079
Less saturated −25%#D8A69B

Channel breakdown

R233
G155
B138
Red233 (91.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue10.74°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 9B · B 8A

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