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Recognised as Colour

#EAA196

  • #EAA196
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EAA196 is a red with RGB values 234, 161, 150 and HSL 8°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EAA196#EAA196
HEX#EAA196
RGBrgb(234, 161, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6314, 0.5882
RGB percentages91.8%, 63.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(7.9, 66.7%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 35.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 35.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,376,790
CSS custom property--colour: #EAA196;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#155E69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AB95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B995no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F9989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.7Light pink · ΔE 14.3Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Pink · ΔE 17.1Light coral · ΔE 18.6Light salmon · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96DFEA
Analogous#EA96B5, #EACB96
Triadic#96EAA1, #A196EA
Split complementary#96EACB, #96B5EA
Tetradic#B5EA96, #96DFEA, #CB96EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEDEB
Lighter +10%#F3C7C1
Darker −10%#E27B6C
Darker −20%#D95541
Darker −30%#C13B27
Darker −40%#962E1E
More saturated +25%#FA9586
Less saturated −25%#DAADA6

Channel breakdown

R234
G161
B150
Red234 (91.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue7.86°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G A1 · B 96

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