Colour

#EB5972

#EB5972
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EB5972 is a red with RGB values 235, 89, 114 and HSL 350°, 78%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EB5972#EB5972

HEX#EB5972

RGBrgb(235, 89, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.349, 0.4471

RGB percentages92.2%, 34.9%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(349.7, 78.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 62.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 62.1%, 51.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,423,858

CSS custom property--colour: #EB5972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#14A68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7972no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0976Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4163no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5 Crimson · ΔE 24.1 Brown · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59EBD2

Analogous#EB59BB, #EB8959

Triadic#72EB59, #5972EB

Split complementary#59EB89, #59BBEB

Tetradic#BBEB59, #59EBD2, #8959EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE2E6

Lighter +20%#F6B4BF

Lighter +10%#F08799

Darker −10%#E62B4B

Darker −20%#C61836

Darker −30%#991229

Darker −40%#6B0D1D

More saturated +25%#FF4565

Less saturated −25%#D47081

Channel breakdown

R235

G89

B114

Red235 (92.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue349.73°

Saturation (HSL)78.49%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 59 · B 72

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