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Recognised as Colour

#EB726D

  • #EB726D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#EB726D is a red with RGB values 235, 114, 109 and HSL 2°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#EB726D#EB726D
HEX#EB726D
RGBrgb(235, 114, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.4471, 0.4275
RGB percentages92.2%, 44.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(2.4, 75.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.4, 53.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 53.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,430,253
CSS custom property--colour: #EB726D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#148D92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E876Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA06Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 6.5Light coral · ΔE 7.5Indian red · ΔE 9.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.8Light salmon · ΔE 21.5Coral · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DE6EB
Analogous#EB6DA7, #EBB16D
Triadic#6DEB72, #726DEB
Split complementary#6DEBB1, #6DA7EB
Tetradic#A7EB6D, #6DE6EB, #B16DEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF4F4
Lighter +20%#F7C9C7
Lighter +10%#F19D9A
Darker −10%#E54740
Darker −20%#D5241D
Darker −30%#A81D17
Darker −40%#7B1511
More saturated +25%#FF6059
Less saturated −25%#D68582

Channel breakdown

R235
G114
B109
Red235 (92.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue2.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.9%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 72 · B 6D

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