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Recognised as Colour

#EB8D7E

  • #EB8D7E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EB8D7E is a red with RGB values 235, 141, 126 and HSL 8°, 73%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EB8D7E#EB8D7E
HEX#EB8D7E
RGBrgb(235, 141, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.5529, 0.4941
RGB percentages92.2%, 55.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(8.3, 73.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 46.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 46.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,437,182
CSS custom property--colour: #EB8D7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#147281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AE7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FD7F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.5Light coral · ΔE 9.7Salmon · ΔE 12.6Light salmon · ΔE 13.2Indian red · ΔE 18.3Light pink · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EDCEB
Analogous#EB7EA5, #EBC37E
Triadic#7EEB8D, #8D7EEB
Split complementary#7EEBC3, #7EA5EB
Tetradic#A5EB7E, #7EDCEB, #C37EEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DBD6
Lighter +10%#F2B4AA
Darker −10%#E46652
Darker −20%#DD3F26
Darker −30%#B4311C
Darker −40%#882515
More saturated +25%#FE806B
Less saturated −25%#D89A91

Channel breakdown

R235
G141
B126
Red235 (92.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue8.26°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 8D · B 7E

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