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Colour

#E9A494

  • #E9A494
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E9A494 is a red with RGB values 233, 164, 148 and HSL 11°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E9A494#E9A494
HEX#E9A494
RGBrgb(233, 164, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6431, 0.5804
RGB percentages91.4%, 64.3%, 58%
HSLhsl(11.3, 65.9%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 36.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 29.6%, 36.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,312,020
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#165B6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AC93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BA93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F89AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.9Light pink · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8Light salmon · ΔE 17.9Pink · ΔE 18.2Tan · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94D9E9
Analogous#E994AF, #E9CF94
Triadic#94E9A4, #A494E9
Split complementary#94E9CE, #94AFE9
Tetradic#AFE994, #94D9E9, #CE94E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAECE9
Lighter +10%#F2C8BE
Darker −10%#E0806A
Darker −20%#D85C3F
Darker −30%#BD4327
Darker −40%#93341E
More saturated +25%#F99A84
Less saturated −25%#D9AEA4

Channel breakdown

R233
G164
B148
Red233 (91.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue11.29°
Saturation (HSL)65.89%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G A4 · B 94

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