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Recognised as Colour

#ED9684

  • #ED9684
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#ED9684 is a red with RGB values 237, 150, 132 and HSL 10°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#ED9684#ED9684
HEX#ED9684
RGBrgb(237, 150, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5882, 0.5176
RGB percentages92.9%, 58.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(10.3, 74.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 44.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 44.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,570,564
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9684;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#12697B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB383no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.2Light salmon · ΔE 12.1Light coral · ΔE 13.4Salmon · ΔE 16Light pink · ΔE 21.2Indian red · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84DBED
Analogous#ED84A7, #EDCB84
Triadic#84ED96, #9684ED
Split complementary#84EDCA, #84A7ED
Tetradic#A7ED84, #84DBED, #CA84ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE2DD
Lighter +10%#F4BCB0
Darker −10%#E67058
Darker −20%#E04A2B
Darker −30%#BC371C
Darker −40%#902A15
More saturated +25%#FF8A72
Less saturated −25%#DBA296

Channel breakdown

R237
G150
B132
Red237 (92.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue10.29°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 96 · B 84

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