Recognised as Colour

#EB556D

#EB556D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EB556D is a red with RGB values 235, 85, 109 and HSL 350°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EB556D#EB556D

HEX#EB556D

RGBrgb(235, 85, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.3333, 0.4275

RGB percentages92.2%, 33.3%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(350.4, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 63.8%, 53.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,422,829

CSS custom property--colour: #EB556D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#14AA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79766Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Light coral · ΔE 18.9 Salmon · ΔE 20.4 Crimson · ΔE 21.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9 Brown · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#55EBD3

Analogous#EB55B8, #EB8855

Triadic#6DEB55, #556DEB

Split complementary#55EB88, #55B8EB

Tetradic#B8EB55, #55EBD3, #8855EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBDEE3

Lighter +20%#F6B0BB

Lighter +10%#F08394

Darker −10%#E62746

Darker −20%#C31732

Darker −30%#951227

Darker −40%#680C1B

More saturated +25%#FF415F

Less saturated −25%#D36D7D

Channel breakdown

R235

G85

B109

Red235 (92.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue350.4°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 55 · B 6D

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Colour values

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