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Recognised as Colour

#EDA59C

  • #EDA59C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#EDA59C is a red with RGB values 237, 165, 156 and HSL 7°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#EDA59C#EDA59C
HEX#EDA59C
RGBrgb(237, 165, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6471, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.9%, 64.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(6.7, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,574,428
CSS custom property--colour: #EDA59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#125A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AE9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BD9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FC9CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.6Dark salmon · ΔE 13.4Pink · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Light coral · ΔE 19.6Light salmon · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE4ED
Analogous#ED9CBB, #EDCE9C
Triadic#9CEDA5, #A59CED
Split complementary#9CEDCD, #9CBCED
Tetradic#BCED9C, #9CE4ED, #CE9CED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF3F2
Lighter +10%#F5CCC7
Darker −10%#E57E71
Darker −20%#DD5746
Darker −30%#CB3725
Darker −40%#A02C1D
More saturated +25%#FC9A8D
Less saturated −25%#DEB0AB

Channel breakdown

R237
G165
B156
Red237 (92.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G A5 · B 9C

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