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Recognised as Colour

#ED9699

  • #ED9699
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#ED9699 is a red with RGB values 237, 150, 153 and HSL 358°, 71%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#ED9699#ED9699
HEX#ED9699
RGBrgb(237, 150, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5882, 0.6
RGB percentages92.9%, 58.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(357.9, 70.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 36.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 35.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,570,585
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9699;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#126966

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FD8D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 13.1Light pink · ΔE 13.4Dark salmon · ΔE 16.3Pink · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Pale violetred · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96EDEA
Analogous#ED96C4, #EDBE96
Triadic#99ED96, #9699ED
Split complementary#96EDBE, #96C5ED
Tetradic#C5ED96, #96EDEA, #BF96ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEDEE
Lighter +10%#F4C2C3
Darker −10%#E66A6F
Darker −20%#DE3F44
Darker −30%#C82228
Darker −40%#9C1B1F
More saturated +25%#FC878B
Less saturated −25%#DEA5A7

Channel breakdown

R237
G150
B153
Red237 (92.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue357.93°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 96 · B 99

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