Colour

#EB5A57

#EB5A57
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#EB5A57 is a red with RGB values 235, 90, 87 and HSL 1°, 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 Salmon.

Colour values

#EB5A57#EB5A57

HEX#EB5A57

RGBrgb(235, 90, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.3529, 0.3412

RGB percentages92.2%, 35.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(1.2, 78.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 63%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 61.7%, 63%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,424,087

CSS custom property--colour: #EB5A57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#14A5A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807756no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 15.1 Tomato · ΔE 15.7 Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Firebrick · ΔE 19.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57E8EB

Analogous#EB579E, #EBA457

Triadic#57EB5A, #5A57EB

Split complementary#57EBA4, #579EEB

Tetradic#9EEB57, #57E8EB, #A457EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBE0E0

Lighter +20%#F6B4B2

Lighter +10%#F08785

Darker −10%#E62D29

Darker −20%#C51B17

Darker −30%#971512

Darker −40%#690E0D

More saturated +25%#FF4743

Less saturated −25%#D3716F

Channel breakdown

R235

G90

B87

Red235 (92.2%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue1.22°

Saturation (HSL)78.72%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 5A · B 57

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