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Colour

#E99C87

  • #E99C87
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E99C87 is a red with RGB values 233, 156, 135 and HSL 13°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E99C87#E99C87
HEX#E99C87
RGBrgb(233, 156, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6118, 0.5294
RGB percentages91.4%, 61.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(12.9, 69%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 42.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 42.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,309,959
CSS custom property--colour: #E99C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#166378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEA585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FA9197no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.5Light salmon · ΔE 13.3Light coral · ΔE 17.6Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2Light pink · ΔE 20.2Salmon · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87D4E9
Analogous#E987A3, #E9CD87
Triadic#87E99C, #9C87E9
Split complementary#87E9CD, #87A3E9
Tetradic#A3E987, #87D4E9, #CD87E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E3DD
Lighter +10%#F1C0B2
Darker −10%#E1785C
Darker −20%#D95531
Darker −30%#B64121
Darker −40%#8B3219
More saturated +25%#FB9275
Less saturated −25%#D7A699

Channel breakdown

R233
G156
B135
Red233 (91.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue12.86°
Saturation (HSL)69.01%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 9C · B 87

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