Recognised as Colour
#EA725C
- #EA725C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Salmon
#EA725C is a red with RGB values 234, 114, 92 and HSL 9°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.
Colour values
#EA725C#EA725C
HEX#EA725C
RGBrgb(234, 114, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.4471, 0.3608
RGB percentages91.8%, 44.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(9.3, 77.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 60.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 60.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,364,700
CSS custom property--colour: #EA725C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#158DA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CD4EA
Analogous#EA5C8D, #EAB95C
Triadic#5CEA72, #725CEA
Split complementary#5CEAB9, #5C8DEA
Tetradic#8DEA5C, #5CD4EA, #B95CEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G114
B92
Red234 (91.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue9.3°
Saturation (HSL)77.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 72 · B 5C
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