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Recognised as Colour

#EAA497

  • #EAA497
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EAA497 is a red with RGB values 234, 164, 151 and HSL 9°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EAA497#EAA497
HEX#EAA497
RGBrgb(234, 164, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.6431, 0.5922
RGB percentages91.8%, 64.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(9.4, 66.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 35.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 35.5%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,377,559
CSS custom property--colour: #EAA497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#155B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3AD96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BB96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F99BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.9Light pink · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Pink · ΔE 17Light salmon · ΔE 18.9Light coral · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97DDEA
Analogous#EA97B3, #EACE97
Triadic#97EAA4, #A497EA
Split complementary#97EACD, #97B4EA
Tetradic#B3EA97, #97DDEA, #CD97EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEEEC
Lighter +10%#F3C9C1
Darker −10%#E17F6D
Darker −20%#D95A42
Darker −30%#C13F27
Darker −40%#97311E
More saturated +25%#FA9987
Less saturated −25%#DAAFA7

Channel breakdown

R234
G164
B151
Red234 (91.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue9.4°
Saturation (HSL)66.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G A4 · B 97

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