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Recognised as Colour

#EA8974

  • #EA8974
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EA8974 is a red with RGB values 234, 137, 116 and HSL 11°, 74%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EA8974#EA8974
HEX#EA8974
RGBrgb(234, 137, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5373, 0.4549
RGB percentages91.8%, 53.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(10.7, 73.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 50.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 50.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,612
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#15768B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09772no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8AB73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.3Salmon · ΔE 10.5Light salmon · ΔE 11.1Light coral · ΔE 11.1Indian red · ΔE 17.7Coral · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74D5EA
Analogous#EA749A, #EAC474
Triadic#74EA89, #8974EA
Split complementary#74EAC4, #749AEA
Tetradic#9AEA74, #74D5EA, #C474EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAF9
Lighter +20%#F7D4CD
Lighter +10%#F1AFA0
Darker −10%#E36348
Darker −20%#D74121
Darker −30%#AB341A
Darker −40%#7F2613
More saturated +25%#FE7C60
Less saturated −25%#D69688

Channel breakdown

R234
G137
B116
Red234 (91.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue10.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 89 · B 74

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