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Recognised as Colour

#EB9E8A

  • #EB9E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EB9E8A is a red with RGB values 235, 158, 138 and HSL 12°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EB9E8A#EB9E8A
HEX#EB9E8A
RGBrgb(235, 158, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6196, 0.5412
RGB percentages92.2%, 62%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(12.4, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 41.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,441,546
CSS custom property--colour: #EB9E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#146175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A888no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B789no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FC9399no 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 text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.3Light salmon · ΔE 13.6Light coral · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1Salmon · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD7EB
Analogous#EB8AA6, #EBCF8A
Triadic#8AEB9E, #9E8AEB
Split complementary#8AEBCF, #8AA6EB
Tetradic#A6EB8A, #8AD7EB, #CF8AEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE6E1
Lighter +10%#F2C2B6
Darker −10%#E47A5E
Darker −20%#DC5633
Darker −30%#BC4020
Darker −40%#903119
More saturated +25%#FC9479
Less saturated −25%#DAA89B

Channel breakdown

R235
G158
B138
Red235 (92.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue12.37°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 9E · B 8A

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