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Recognised as Colour

#ED978C

  • #ED978C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#ED978C is a red with RGB values 237, 151, 140 and HSL 7°, 73%, 74%. 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

#ED978C#ED978C
HEX#ED978C
RGBrgb(237, 151, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5922, 0.549
RGB percentages92.9%, 59.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(6.8, 72.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 40.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 40.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,570,828
CSS custom property--colour: #ED978C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#126873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA38Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB48Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 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 text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.9Light coral · ΔE 12.7Light salmon · ΔE 15.7Salmon · ΔE 17.6Light pink · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE2ED
Analogous#ED8CB2, #EDC78C
Triadic#8CED97, #978CED
Split complementary#8CEDC8, #8CB1ED
Tetradic#B2ED8C, #8CE2ED, #C88CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7E4
Lighter +10%#F4BFB8
Darker −10%#E66F60
Darker −20%#DF4734
Darker −30%#C2311E
Darker −40%#962617
More saturated +25%#FE8A7B
Less saturated −25%#DCA49D

Channel breakdown

R237
G151
B140
Red237 (92.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue6.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.93%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 97 · B 8C

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