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Recognised as Colour

#EA8C79

  • #EA8C79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EA8C79 is a red with RGB values 234, 140, 121 and HSL 10°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EA8C79#EA8C79
HEX#EA8C79
RGBrgb(234, 140, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.549, 0.4745
RGB percentages91.8%, 54.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(10.1, 72.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 48.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 48.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,371,385
CSS custom property--colour: #EA8C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#157386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29977no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AD78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.4Light coral · ΔE 11Light salmon · ΔE 11.6Salmon · ΔE 12.1Indian red · ΔE 18.5Sandy brown · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79D7EA
Analogous#EA799F, #EAC579
Triadic#79EA8C, #8C79EA
Split complementary#79EAC5, #799EEA
Tetradic#9EEA79, #79D7EA, #C479EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFD
Lighter +20%#F8D8D1
Lighter +10%#F1B2A5
Darker −10%#E3664D
Darker −20%#DB4122
Darker −30%#AF341B
Darker −40%#832714
More saturated +25%#FD7F66
Less saturated −25%#D7998C

Channel breakdown

R234
G140
B121
Red234 (91.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue10.09°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 8C · B 79

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