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Recognised as Colour

#EB8A8A

  • #EB8A8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EB8A8A is a red with RGB values 235, 138, 138 and HSL 0°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EB8A8A#EB8A8A
HEX#EB8A8A
RGBrgb(235, 138, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.5412, 0.5412
RGB percentages92.2%, 54.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(0, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 41.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,436,426
CSS custom property--colour: #EB8A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#147575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AD88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.1Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7Salmon · ΔE 15.5Indian red · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3Light pink · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AEBEB
Analogous#EB8ABA, #EBBA8A
Triadic#8AEB8A, #8A8AEB
Split complementary#8AEBBA, #8ABAEB
Tetradic#BAEB8A, #8AEBEB, #BA8AEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE1E1
Lighter +10%#F2B6B6
Darker −10%#E45E5E
Darker −20%#DC3333
Darker −30%#BC2020
Darker −40%#901919
More saturated +25%#FC7979
Less saturated −25%#DA9B9B

Channel breakdown

R235
G138
B138
Red235 (92.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 8A · B 8A

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