Colour

#EB8589

#EB8589
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EB8589 is a red with RGB values 235, 133, 137 and HSL 358°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EB8589#EB8589

HEX#EB8589

RGBrgb(235, 133, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.5216, 0.5373

RGB percentages92.2%, 52.2%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(357.6, 71.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.6, 43.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 43.4%, 41.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,435,145

CSS custom property--colour: #EB8589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#147A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3AA87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FD7987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.6 Salmon · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 16 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1 Light pink · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85EBE7

Analogous#EB85BC, #EBB485

Triadic#89EB85, #8589EB

Split complementary#85EBB4, #85BCEB

Tetradic#BCEB85, #85EBE7, #B485EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9DDDE

Lighter +10%#F2B1B3

Darker −10%#E4595F

Darker −20%#DD2D34

Darker −30%#B91E24

Darker −40%#8D171C

More saturated +25%#FD7379

Less saturated −25%#D99799

Channel breakdown

R235

G133

B137

Red235 (92.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue357.65°

Saturation (HSL)71.83%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 85 · B 89

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