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Recognised as Colour

#EB797C

  • #EB797C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EB797C is a red with RGB values 235, 121, 124 and HSL 358°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EB797C#EB797C
HEX#EB797C
RGBrgb(235, 121, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.4745, 0.4863
RGB percentages92.2%, 47.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(358.4, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.5%, 47.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,432,060
CSS custom property--colour: #EB797C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#148683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928D7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA47Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FE697Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 2.7Salmon · ΔE 10.9Indian red · ΔE 11.1Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.2Light salmon · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 2.66, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79EBE8
Analogous#EB79B5, #EBAF79
Triadic#7CEB79, #797CEB
Split complementary#79EBAF, #79B5EB
Tetradic#B5EB79, #79EBE8, #AF79EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#F8D2D3
Lighter +10%#F2A5A7
Darker −10%#E44D51
Darker −20%#DD2126
Darker −30%#B11A1E
Darker −40%#841417
More saturated +25%#FE666A
Less saturated −25%#D88C8E

Channel breakdown

R235
G121
B124
Red235 (92.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue358.42°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 79 · B 7C

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