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Recognised as Colour

#EA8A88

  • #EA8A88
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EA8A88 is a red with RGB values 234, 138, 136 and HSL 1°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EA8A88#EA8A88
HEX#EA8A88
RGBrgb(234, 138, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5412, 0.5333
RGB percentages91.8%, 54.1%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(1.2, 70%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 41.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 41.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,888
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8A88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#157577

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AC86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FC7E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.2Dark salmon · ΔE 13.7Salmon · ΔE 15.1Indian red · ΔE 17.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.6Light pink · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88E8EA
Analogous#EA88B7, #EABB88
Triadic#88EA8A, #8A88EA
Split complementary#88EABB, #88B7EA
Tetradic#B7EA88, #88E8EA, #BB88EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DFDF
Lighter +10%#F2B5B3
Darker −10%#E25F5D
Darker −20%#DB3531
Darker −30%#B82421
Darker −40%#8D1B19
More saturated +25%#FB7977
Less saturated −25%#D89B9A

Channel breakdown

R234
G138
B136
Red234 (91.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue1.22°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8A · B 88

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