Recognised as Colour

#EB7974

#EB7974
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EB7974 is a red with RGB values 235, 121, 116 and HSL 3°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#EB7974

RGBrgb(235, 121, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.4745, 0.4549

RGB percentages92.2%, 47.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(2.5, 74.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 50.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 48.5%, 50.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,432,052

CSS custom property--colour: #EB7974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#14868B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA472no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.2 Salmon · ΔE 7.2 Indian red · ΔE 10.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 17 Light salmon · ΔE 19.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.24, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74E6EB

Analogous#EB74AB, #EBB574

Triadic#74EB79, #7974EB

Split complementary#74EBB4, #74ABEB

Tetradic#ABEB74, #74E6EB, #B474EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAFA

Lighter +20%#F8CFCD

Lighter +10%#F1A4A1

Darker −10%#E54E47

Darker −20%#DA271F

Darker −30%#AD1F19

Darker −40%#811712

More saturated +25%#FF6760

Less saturated −25%#D78B88

Channel breakdown

R235

G121

B116

Red235 (92.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue2.52°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 79 · B 74

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