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Recognised as Colour

#E9A08D

  • #E9A08D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E9A08D is a red with RGB values 233, 160, 141 and HSL 12°, 68%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E9A08D#E9A08D
HEX#E9A08D
RGBrgb(233, 160, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6275, 0.5529
RGB percentages91.4%, 62.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(12.4, 67.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 39.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 39.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,310,989
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A08D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#165F72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A98Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B88Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8Light salmon · ΔE 15.3Light pink · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Light coral · ΔE 19.1Tan · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DD6E9
Analogous#E98DA8, #E9CE8D
Triadic#8DE9A0, #A08DE9
Split complementary#8DE9CE, #8DA8E9
Tetradic#A8E98D, #8DD6E9, #CE8DE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE7E3
Lighter +10%#F1C4B8
Darker −10%#E17C62
Darker −20%#D95938
Darker −30%#B94324
Darker −40%#8F331C
More saturated +25%#FA967C
Less saturated −25%#D8AA9E

Channel breakdown

R233
G160
B141
Red233 (91.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue12.39°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G A0 · B 8D

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