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Recognised as Colour

#EA957A

  • #EA957A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EA957A is a red with RGB values 234, 149, 122 and HSL 14°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EA957A#EA957A
HEX#EA957A
RGBrgb(234, 149, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5843, 0.4784
RGB percentages91.8%, 58.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(14.5, 72.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 47.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 47.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,373,690
CSS custom property--colour: #EA957A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#156A85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB179no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#FC878Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 0.9Light salmon · ΔE 8.9Light coral · ΔE 16.3Salmon · ΔE 16.4Sandy brown · ΔE 20.6Peru · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 0.93, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ACFEA
Analogous#EA7A97, #EACD7A
Triadic#7AEA95, #957AEA
Split complementary#7AEACD, #7A97EA
Tetradic#97EA7A, #7ACFEA, #CD7AEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F8DBD2
Lighter +10%#F1B8A6
Darker −10%#E3724E
Darker −20%#DB4F23
Darker −30%#AF3F1C
Darker −40%#832F15
More saturated +25%#FD8B67
Less saturated −25%#D79F8D

Channel breakdown

R234
G149
B122
Red234 (91.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue14.46°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 95 · B 7A

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