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Recognised as Colour

#EA978A

  • #EA978A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EA978A is a red with RGB values 234, 151, 138 and HSL 8°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EA978A#EA978A
HEX#EA978A
RGBrgb(234, 151, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5922, 0.5412
RGB percentages91.8%, 59.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(8.1, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.1, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.5%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,374,218
CSS custom property--colour: #EA978A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#156875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.1Light coral · ΔE 13.8Light salmon · ΔE 15.4Light pink · ΔE 18.2Salmon · ΔE 18.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADDEA
Analogous#EA8AAD, #EAC78A
Triadic#8AEA97, #978AEA
Split complementary#8AEAC7, #8AADEA
Tetradic#ADEA8A, #8ADDEA, #C78AEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE4E0
Lighter +10%#F2BDB5
Darker −10%#E2715F
Darker −20%#DA4A34
Darker −30%#BA3621
Darker −40%#8E291A
More saturated +25%#FB8A79
Less saturated −25%#D9A49B

Channel breakdown

R234
G151
B138
Red234 (91.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue8.13°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 97 · B 8A

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