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Recognised as Colour

#ED9891

  • #ED9891
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#ED9891 is a red with RGB values 237, 152, 145 and HSL 5°, 72%, 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

#ED9891#ED9891
HEX#ED9891
RGBrgb(237, 152, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5961, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.9%, 59.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(4.6, 71.9%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 38.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 35.9%, 38.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,571,089
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9891;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 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#12676E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 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 11.2Light coral · ΔE 13Light pink · ΔE 15.8Light salmon · ΔE 17.9Salmon · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E6ED
Analogous#ED91B8, #EDC691
Triadic#91ED98, #9891ED
Split complementary#91EDC6, #91B8ED
Tetradic#B8ED91, #91E6ED, #C691ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEAE9
Lighter +10%#F4C1BD
Darker −10%#E66F65
Darker −20%#DF4639
Darker −30%#C52D20
Darker −40%#992319
More saturated +25%#FD8A81
Less saturated −25%#DDA6A1

Channel breakdown

R237
G152
B145
Red237 (92.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue4.57°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 98 · B 91

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