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Recognised as Colour

#EB9991

  • #EB9991
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EB9991 is a red with RGB values 235, 153, 145 and HSL 5°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EB9991#EB9991
HEX#EB9991
RGBrgb(235, 153, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.2%, 60%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(5.3, 69.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 38.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 38.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,440,273
CSS custom property--colour: #EB9991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#14666E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FB8F97no 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 text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11Light coral · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 15.6Light salmon · ΔE 18Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1Pink · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E3EB
Analogous#EB91B6, #EBC691
Triadic#91EB99, #9991EB
Split complementary#91EBC6, #91B6EB
Tetradic#B6EB91, #91E3EB, #C691EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE9E7
Lighter +10%#F3C1BC
Darker −10%#E37166
Darker −20%#DB493B
Darker −30%#C03123
Darker −40%#95261B
More saturated +25%#FB8C81
Less saturated −25%#DBA6A1

Channel breakdown

R235
G153
B145
Red235 (92.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue5.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 99 · B 91

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