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Recognised as Colour

#E9A997

  • #E9A997
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#E9A997 is a red with RGB values 233, 169, 151 and HSL 13°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#E9A997#E9A997
HEX#E9A997
RGBrgb(233, 169, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6627, 0.5922
RGB percentages91.4%, 66.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(13.2, 65.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 35.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 35.2%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,313,303
CSS custom property--colour: #E9A997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#165668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B096no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BD97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F8A0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.5Light pink · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9Tan · ΔE 17.2Pink · ΔE 17.9Burlywood · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97D7E9
Analogous#E997AE, #E9D297
Triadic#97E9A9, #A997E9
Split complementary#97E9D2, #97AEE9
Tetradic#AEE997, #97D7E9, #D297E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEFEB
Lighter +10%#F2CCC1
Darker −10%#E0866D
Darker −20%#D76343
Darker −30%#BF4928
Darker −40%#95391F
More saturated +25%#F9A087
Less saturated −25%#D9B2A7

Channel breakdown

R233
G169
B151
Red233 (91.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue13.17°
Saturation (HSL)65.08%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G A9 · B 97

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