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Recognised as Colour

#EA8977

  • #EA8977
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EA8977 is a red with RGB values 234, 137, 119 and HSL 9°, 73%, 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

#EA8977#EA8977
HEX#EA8977
RGBrgb(234, 137, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5373, 0.4667
RGB percentages91.8%, 53.7%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(9.4, 73.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 49.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 49.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,615
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#157688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7AB76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 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 text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.8Light coral · ΔE 9.9Salmon · ΔE 10.7Light salmon · ΔE 12.3Indian red · ΔE 17.1Coral · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77D8EA
Analogous#EA779F, #EAC277
Triadic#77EA89, #8977EA
Split complementary#77EAC3, #779EEA
Tetradic#9FEA77, #77D8EA, #C277EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFC
Lighter +20%#F8D6CF
Lighter +10%#F1AFA3
Darker −10%#E3634B
Darker −20%#D93E22
Darker −30%#AD321B
Darker −40%#812514
More saturated +25%#FE7C63
Less saturated −25%#D6968B

Channel breakdown

R234
G137
B119
Red234 (91.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue9.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.25%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 89 · B 77

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