Colour

#E9AA9A

#E9AA9A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#E9AA9A is a red with RGB values 233, 170, 154 and HSL 12°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#E9AA9A

RGBrgb(233, 170, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6667, 0.6039

RGB percentages91.4%, 66.7%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(12.2, 64.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 33.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 27%, 33.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,313,562

CSS custom property--colour: #E9AA9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#165565

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7BE99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#F8A1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.6 Light pink · ΔE 15.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2 Pink · ΔE 16.7 Tan · ΔE 17.5 Burlywood · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9AD9E9

Analogous#E99AB2, #E9D29A

Triadic#9AE9AA, #AA9AE9

Split complementary#9AE9D1, #9AB2E9

Tetradic#B2E99A, #9AD9E9, #D19AE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF0EE

Lighter +10%#F2CDC4

Darker −10%#E08770

Darker −20%#D76446

Darker −30%#C0482A

Darker −40%#963921

More saturated +25%#F8A18B

Less saturated −25%#DAB3A9

Channel breakdown

R233

G170

B154

Red233 (91.4%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue12.15°

Saturation (HSL)64.23%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G AA · B 9A

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