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Recognised as Colour

#EB9986

  • #EB9986
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EB9986 is a red with RGB values 235, 153, 134 and HSL 11°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EB9986#EB9986
HEX#EB9986
RGBrgb(235, 153, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6, 0.5255
RGB percentages92.2%, 60%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(11.3, 71.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 43%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 43%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,440,262
CSS custom property--colour: #EB9986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#146679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA484no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FC8D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.1Light salmon · ΔE 12.7Light coral · ΔE 15.4Salmon · ΔE 18.2Light pink · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86D8EB
Analogous#EB86A6, #EBCB86
Triadic#86EB99, #9986EB
Split complementary#86EBCC, #86A5EB
Tetradic#A5EB86, #86D8EB, #CB86EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E3DE
Lighter +10%#F2BEB2
Darker −10%#E4745A
Darker −20%#DD4F2E
Darker −30%#B93C1F
Darker −40%#8E2E17
More saturated +25%#FD8E74
Less saturated −25%#D9A498

Channel breakdown

R235
G153
B134
Red235 (92.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue11.29°
Saturation (HSL)71.63%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 99 · B 86

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